#b3bbd2

Color #b3bbd2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.88 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bbd2

RGB

rgb(179, 187, 210)

HSL

hsl(224.5, 25.6%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.5, 14.8%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 11%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(75.93, 1.89, -12.48)

LCH

lch(75.93, 12.62, 278.61)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0338, 270.34)

HWB

hwb(224.5, 70.2%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2cab3

Analogous

#b3cbd2

#b3bbd2

#bbb3d2

Triadic

#b3bbd2

#d2b3bb

#bbd2b3

Split-complementary

#b3bbd2

#d2bbb3

#cbd2b3

Tetradic

#b3bbd2

#cab3d2

#d2cab3

#bbd2b3

Square

#b3bbd2

#d2b3cb

#d2cab3

#b3d2bb

Shades

Color #b3bbd2 mixed toward black.

#8a97ba

#6272a2

#48557a

#303951

#181c29

Tints

Color #b3bbd2 mixed toward white.

#c0c6da

#ccd2e1

#d9dde9

#e6e8f0

#f2f4f8

Tones

Color #b3bbd2 mixed toward gray.

#b6bccf

#b8becd

#bbbfca

#bdc0c8

#c0c1c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7cd · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b5cb · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#b3c8c8 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bbd2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bbd2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3bbd2 (#b3bbd2) is rgb(179, 187, 210) in RGB.

No, #b3bbd2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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