#b3e8ff

Color #b3e8ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.45 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3e8ff

RGB

rgb(179, 232, 255)

HSL

hsl(198.2, 100%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.2, 29.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.8%, 9%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(89.16, -11.67, -16.6)

LCH

lch(89.16, 20.29, 234.89)

OKLCH

oklch(90.2%, 0.0627, 226.42)

HWB

hwb(198.2, 70.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffcab3

Analogous

#b3fff0

#b3e8ff

#b3c2ff

Triadic

#b3e8ff

#ffb3e8

#e8ffb3

Split-complementary

#b3e8ff

#ffb3c2

#fff0b3

Tetradic

#b3e8ff

#cab3ff

#ffcab3

#e8ffb3

Square

#b3e8ff

#f0b3ff

#ffcab3

#c2ffb3

Shades

Color #b3e8ff mixed toward black.

#6bd2ff

#22bcff

#0097d9

#006591

#003248

Tints

Color #b3e8ff mixed toward white.

#c0ecff

#ccf0ff

#d9f3ff

#e6f7ff

#f2fbff

Tones

Color #b3e8ff mixed toward gray.

#b9e5f9

#c0e3f2

#c6e0ec

#ccdee6

#d3dbdf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccdfa · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#c9c5f8 · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#b6f5f4 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#e0e0e0 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3e8ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3e8ff]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3e8ff (#b3e8ff) is rgb(179, 232, 255) in RGB.

No, #b3e8ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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