#b3cade

Color #b3cade

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.94 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b3cade

RGB

rgb(179, 202, 222)

HSL

hsl(207.9, 39.4%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.9, 19.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(80.23, -3.54, -12.52)

LCH

lch(80.23, 13.01, 254.21)

OKLCH

oklch(82.8%, 0.0376, 244.46)

HWB

hwb(207.9, 70.2%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec7b3

Analogous

#b3dedc

#b3cade

#b3b4de

Triadic

#b3cade

#deb3ca

#cadeb3

Split-complementary

#b3cade

#deb3b4

#dedcb3

Tetradic

#b3cade

#c7b3de

#dec7b3

#cadeb3

Square

#b3cade

#dcb3de

#dec7b3

#b4deb3

Shades

Color #b3cade mixed toward black.

#84a9ca

#5689b5

#3d678c

#28455d

#14222f

Tints

Color #b3cade mixed toward white.

#c0d3e3

#ccdce9

#d9e4ee

#e6edf4

#f2f6f9

Tones

Color #b3cade mixed toward gray.

#b7cada

#bac9d7

#bec9d3

#c1c9d0

#c5c9cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbed9 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#bcbad8 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#b4d6d5 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3cade;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3cade]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b3cade (#b3cade) is rgb(179, 202, 222) in RGB.

No, #b3cade is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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