#b3bcf2

Color #b3bcf2

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.98 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#b3bcf2

RGB

rgb(179, 188, 242)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 70.8%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 26%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(26%, 22.3%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(77.26, 8.53, -27.77)

LCH

lch(77.26, 29.05, 287.08)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.077, 277.16)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 70.2%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2e9b3

Analogous

#b3dbf2

#b3bcf2

#c9b3f2

Triadic

#b3bcf2

#f2b3bc

#bcf2b3

Split-complementary

#b3bcf2

#f2c9b3

#dbf2b3

Tetradic

#b3bcf2

#e9b3f2

#f2e9b3

#bcf2b3

Square

#b3bcf2

#f2b3db

#f2e9b3

#b3f2c9

Shades

Color #b3bcf2 mixed toward black.

#7787e8

#3b52dd

#1f34b4

#142378

#0a113c

Tints

Color #b3bcf2 mixed toward white.

#bfc7f4

#ccd2f6

#d9ddf8

#e6e9fb

#f2f4fd

Tones

Color #b3bcf2 mixed toward gray.

#b8c0ed

#bdc3e7

#c3c7e2

#c8cbdd

#cdcfd8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7e6 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b6e4 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#b3dddb · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bcf2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bcf2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3bcf2 (#b3bcf2) is rgb(179, 188, 242) in RGB.

No, #b3bcf2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #b3bcf2, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast