#b3b3d9

Color #b3b3d9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.75 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b3d9

RGB

rgb(179, 179, 217)

HSL

hsl(240, 33.3%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 17.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.5%, 17.5%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(74.08, 7.75, -19.08)

LCH

lch(74.08, 20.59, 292.11)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0538, 285.1)

HWB

hwb(240, 70.2%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9d9b3

Analogous

#b3c6d9

#b3b3d9

#c6b3d9

Triadic

#b3b3d9

#d9b3b3

#b3d9b3

Split-complementary

#b3b3d9

#d9c6b3

#c6d9b3

Tetradic

#b3b3d9

#d9b3d9

#d9d9b3

#b3d9b3

Square

#b3b3d9

#d9b3c6

#d9d9b3

#b3d9c6

Shades

Color #b3b3d9 mixed toward black.

#8787c3

#5b5bad

#424284

#2c2c58

#16162c

Tints

Color #b3b3d9 mixed toward white.

#c0c0df

#cccce6

#d9d9ec

#e6e6f2

#f2f2f9

Tones

Color #b3b3d9 mixed toward gray.

#b6b6d6

#b9b9d3

#bcbccf

#c0c0cc

#c3c3c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3d1 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#b3b3cf · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#b3cac8 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b3d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b3d9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b3b3d9 (#b3b3d9) is rgb(179, 179, 217) in RGB.

No, #b3b3d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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