#b3b5c8

Color #b3b5c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.18 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b5c8

RGB

rgb(179, 181, 200)

HSL

hsl(234.3, 16%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.3, 10.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 9.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(74.06, 3.04, -9.83)

LCH

lch(74.06, 10.29, 287.18)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.027, 280.89)

HWB

hwb(234.3, 70.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c6b3

Analogous

#b3bfc8

#b3b5c8

#bbb3c8

Triadic

#b3b5c8

#c8b3b5

#b5c8b3

Split-complementary

#b3b5c8

#c8bbb3

#bfc8b3

Tetradic

#b3b5c8

#c6b3c8

#c8c6b3

#b5c8b3

Square

#b3b5c8

#c8b3bf

#c8c6b3

#b3c8bb

Shades

Color #b3b5c8 mixed toward black.

#8e91ad

#6a6e93

#50526e

#353749

#1b1b25

Tints

Color #b3b5c8 mixed toward white.

#c0c1d1

#ccceda

#d9dae3

#e6e6ed

#f2f3f6

Tones

Color #b3b5c8 mixed toward gray.

#b5b6c6

#b6b8c4

#b8b9c3

#babbc1

#bcbcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c4 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b4c3 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#b3c0bf · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 8.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b5c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b5c8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b3b5c8 (#b3b5c8) is rgb(179, 181, 200) in RGB.

No, #b3b5c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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