#b3d5e3

Color #b3d5e3

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 2.86 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3d5e3

RGB

rgb(179, 213, 227)

HSL

hsl(197.5, 46.2%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.5, 21.1%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 6.2%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(83.29, -8.21, -10.62)

LCH

lch(83.29, 13.42, 232.29)

OKLCH

oklch(85.3%, 0.0409, 224.7)

HWB

hwb(197.5, 70.2%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3c1b3

Analogous

#b3e3d9

#b3d5e3

#b3bde3

Triadic

#b3d5e3

#e3b3d5

#d5e3b3

Split-complementary

#b3d5e3

#e3b3bd

#e3d9b3

Tetradic

#b3d5e3

#c1b3e3

#e3c1b3

#d5e3b3

Square

#b3d5e3

#d9b3e3

#e3c1b3

#bde3b3

Shades

Color #b3d5e3 mixed toward black.

#81bad1

#509ebf

#377994

#245163

#122831

Tints

Color #b3d5e3 mixed toward white.

#c0dce8

#cce3ec

#d9eaf1

#e6f1f6

#f2f8fa

Tones

Color #b3d5e3 mixed toward gray.

#b7d3df

#bbd2db

#bfd0d7

#c3ced3

#c7cdcf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3e0 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#c1bedf · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#b5dddc · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#cfcfcf · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3d5e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3d5e3]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3d5e3 (#b3d5e3) is rgb(179, 213, 227) in RGB.

No, #b3d5e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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