#b3bdc9

Color #b3bdc9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.45 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bdc9

RGB

rgb(179, 189, 201)

HSL

hsl(212.7, 16.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.7, 10.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 6%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.19, -1.06, -7.22)

LCH

lch(76.19, 7.3, 261.65)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0203, 252.81)

HWB

hwb(212.7, 70.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9bfb3

Analogous

#b3c8c9

#b3bdc9

#b4b3c9

Triadic

#b3bdc9

#c9b3bd

#bdc9b3

Split-complementary

#b3bdc9

#c9b4b3

#c8c9b3

Tetradic

#b3bdc9

#bfb3c9

#c9bfb3

#bdc9b3

Square

#b3bdc9

#c9b3c8

#c9bfb3

#b3c9b4

Shades

Color #b3bdc9 mixed toward black.

#8e9daf

#697d94

#4f5e6f

#353e4a

#1a1f25

Tints

Color #b3bdc9 mixed toward white.

#c0c8d2

#ccd3db

#d9dee4

#e6e9ed

#f2f4f6

Tones

Color #b3bdc9 mixed toward gray.

#b5bdc7

#b7bdc5

#b8bdc3

#babec2

#bcbec0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b8c6 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#b7b6c5 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#b4c4c3 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 6.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bdc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bdc9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3bdc9 (#b3bdc9) is rgb(179, 189, 201) in RGB.

No, #b3bdc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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