#b3b5c6

Color #b3b5c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b5c6

RGB

rgb(179, 181, 198)

HSL

hsl(233.7, 14.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.7, 9.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 8.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(74, 2.63, -8.83)

LCH

lch(74, 9.21, 286.59)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0241, 280.52)

HWB

hwb(233.7, 70.2%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c4b3

Analogous

#b3bec6

#b3b5c6

#bab3c6

Triadic

#b3b5c6

#c6b3b5

#b5c6b3

Split-complementary

#b3b5c6

#c6bab3

#bec6b3

Tetradic

#b3b5c6

#c4b3c6

#c6c4b3

#b5c6b3

Square

#b3b5c6

#c6b3be

#c6c4b3

#b3c6ba

Shades

Color #b3b5c6 mixed toward black.

#8f92ab

#6c6f90

#51546c

#363848

#1b1c24

Tints

Color #b3b5c6 mixed toward white.

#c0c1cf

#ccced9

#d9dae2

#e6e6ec

#f2f3f5

Tones

Color #b3b5c6 mixed toward gray.

#b5b6c4

#b6b7c3

#b8b9c1

#b9bac0

#bbbbbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c2 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b4c1 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#b3bfbe · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b5c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b5c6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b3b5c6 (#b3b5c6) is rgb(179, 181, 198) in RGB.

No, #b3b5c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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