#b3becf

Color #b3becf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.76 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3becf

RGB

rgb(179, 190, 207)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 22.6%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 13.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.5%, 8.2%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(76.63, -0.36, -9.82)

LCH

lch(76.63, 9.83, 267.9)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.027, 259.11)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 70.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfc4b3

Analogous

#b3cccf

#b3becf

#b6b3cf

Triadic

#b3becf

#cfb3be

#becfb3

Split-complementary

#b3becf

#cfb6b3

#cccfb3

Tetradic

#b3becf

#c4b3cf

#cfc4b3

#becfb3

Square

#b3becf

#cfb3cc

#cfc4b3

#b3cfb6

Shades

Color #b3becf mixed toward black.

#8c9cb6

#647b9d

#4b5c76

#323d4f

#191f27

Tints

Color #b3becf mixed toward white.

#c0c9d7

#ccd4df

#d9dfe7

#e6e9ef

#f2f4f7

Tones

Color #b3becf mixed toward gray.

#b5bfcd

#b8bfca

#bac0c8

#bcc0c6

#bfc1c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8cb · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b6ca · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#b4c8c7 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3becf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3becf]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3becf (#b3becf) is rgb(179, 190, 207) in RGB.

No, #b3becf 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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