#b3bde1

Color #b3bde1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.8 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bde1

RGB

rgb(179, 189, 225)

HSL

hsl(227, 43.4%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227, 20.4%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.4%, 16%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(76.93, 4.08, -19.1)

LCH

lch(76.93, 19.53, 282.06)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0522, 272.97)

HWB

hwb(227, 70.2%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1d7b3

Analogous

#b3d4e1

#b3bde1

#c0b3e1

Triadic

#b3bde1

#e1b3bd

#bde1b3

Split-complementary

#b3bde1

#e1c0b3

#d4e1b3

Tetradic

#b3bde1

#d7b3e1

#e1d7b3

#bde1b3

Square

#b3bde1

#e1b3d4

#e1d7b3

#b3e1c0

Shades

Color #b3bde1 mixed toward black.

#8393ce

#5269bb

#394c91

#263361

#131930

Tints

Color #b3bde1 mixed toward white.

#c0c8e6

#ccd3eb

#d9def0

#e6e9f5

#f2f4fa

Tones

Color #b3bde1 mixed toward gray.

#b7bfdd

#bbc1d9

#bec3d5

#c2c6d2

#c6c8ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b8d9 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b6d7 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#b4d2d1 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bde1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bde1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#b3bde1 (#b3bde1) is rgb(179, 189, 225) in RGB.

No, #b3bde1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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