#b3c9ed

Color #b3c9ed

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.64 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c9ed

RGB

rgb(179, 201, 237)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 61.7%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 24.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 15.2%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(80.44, 0.34, -20.23)

LCH

lch(80.44, 20.23, 270.96)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.0561, 260.25)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 70.2%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edd7b3

Analogous

#b3e6ed

#b3c9ed

#bab3ed

Triadic

#b3c9ed

#edb3c9

#c9edb3

Split-complementary

#b3c9ed

#edbab3

#e6edb3

Tetradic

#b3c9ed

#d7b3ed

#edd7b3

#c9edb3

Square

#b3c9ed

#edb3e6

#edd7b3

#b3edba

Shades

Color #b3c9ed mixed toward black.

#7ba1e0

#437ad2

#2859a8

#1b3b70

#0d1e38

Tints

Color #b3c9ed mixed toward white.

#c0d2f0

#ccdbf3

#d9e4f6

#e6edf9

#f2f6fc

Tones

Color #b3c9ed mixed toward gray.

#b8cae8

#bdcbe3

#c2cddf

#c6ceda

#cbcfd5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbde5 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbae3 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#b4dedd · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c9ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c9ed]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#b3c9ed (#b3c9ed) is rgb(179, 201, 237) in RGB.

No, #b3c9ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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