#b3b3ce

Color #b3b3ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.32 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b3ce

RGB

rgb(179, 179, 206)

HSL

hsl(240, 21.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 13.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 13.1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(73.73, 5.38, -13.61)

LCH

lch(73.73, 14.63, 291.57)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0382, 285.49)

HWB

hwb(240, 70.2%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ceceb3

Analogous

#b3c1ce

#b3b3ce

#c1b3ce

Triadic

#b3b3ce

#ceb3b3

#b3ceb3

Split-complementary

#b3b3ce

#cec1b3

#c1ceb3

Tetradic

#b3b3ce

#ceb3ce

#ceceb3

#b3ceb3

Square

#b3b3ce

#ceb3c1

#ceceb3

#b3cec1

Shades

Color #b3b3ce mixed toward black.

#8c8cb5

#65659c

#4b4b75

#32324e

#191927

Tints

Color #b3b3ce mixed toward white.

#c0c0d6

#ccccde

#d9d9e7

#e6e6ef

#f2f2f7

Tones

Color #b3b3ce mixed toward gray.

#b5b5cc

#b8b8ca

#babac7

#bcbcc5

#bebec3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c8 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#b3b3c6 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#b3c3c2 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b3ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b3ce]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b3b3ce (#b3b3ce) is rgb(179, 179, 206) in RGB.

No, #b3b3ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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