#b3c8f2

Color #b3c8f2

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.72 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c8f2

RGB

rgb(179, 200, 242)

HSL

hsl(220, 70.8%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 26%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(26%, 17.4%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(80.35, 2.03, -23.05)

LCH

lch(80.35, 23.14, 275.03)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.0635, 264.13)

HWB

hwb(220, 70.2%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2ddb3

Analogous

#b3e7f2

#b3c8f2

#bdb3f2

Triadic

#b3c8f2

#f2b3c8

#c8f2b3

Split-complementary

#b3c8f2

#f2bdb3

#e7f2b3

Tetradic

#b3c8f2

#ddb3f2

#f2ddb3

#c8f2b3

Square

#b3c8f2

#f2b3e7

#f2ddb3

#b3f2bd

Shades

Color #b3c8f2 mixed toward black.

#779de8

#3b71dd

#1f50b4

#143678

#0a1b3c

Tints

Color #b3c8f2 mixed toward white.

#bfd1f4

#ccdaf6

#d9e3f8

#e6edfb

#f2f6fd

Tones

Color #b3c8f2 mixed toward gray.

#b8caed

#bdcbe7

#c3cde2

#c8cfdd

#cdd1d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbde9 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbae6 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#b4e1df · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 15.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c8f2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c8f2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3c8f2 (#b3c8f2) is rgb(179, 200, 242) in RGB.

No, #b3c8f2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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