#b3b2cb

Color #b3b2cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b2cb

RGB

rgb(179, 178, 203)

HSL

hsl(242.4, 19.4%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.4, 12.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 12.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(73.37, 5.3, -12.5)

LCH

lch(73.37, 13.58, 292.98)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0353, 287.46)

HWB

hwb(242.4, 69.8%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cacbb2

Analogous

#b2bdcb

#b3b2cb

#bfb2cb

Triadic

#b3b2cb

#cbb3b2

#b2cbb3

Split-complementary

#b3b2cb

#cbbfb2

#bdcbb2

Tetradic

#b3b2cb

#cbb2ca

#cacbb2

#b2cbb3

Square

#b3b2cb

#cbb2bd

#cacbb2

#b2cbbf

Shades

Color #b3b2cb mixed toward black.

#8e8cb1

#686698

#4e4d72

#34334c

#1a1a26

Tints

Color #b3b2cb mixed toward white.

#c0bfd4

#ccccdc

#d9d8e5

#e6e5ee

#f2f2f6

Tones

Color #b3b2cb mixed toward gray.

#b5b4c9

#b7b6c7

#b9b8c5

#bbbac3

#bdbcc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c5 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#b3b3c4 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b3c1c0 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b2cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b2cb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b3b2cb (#b3b2cb) is rgb(179, 178, 203) in RGB.

No, #b3b2cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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