#b3bed0

Color #b3bed0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.33 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3bed0

RGB

rgb(179, 190, 208)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 23.6%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 13.9%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 8.7%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(76.66, -0.15, -10.32)

LCH

lch(76.66, 10.32, 269.17)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0282, 260.2)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 70.2%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0c5b3

Analogous

#b3cdd0

#b3bed0

#b7b3d0

Triadic

#b3bed0

#d0b3be

#bed0b3

Split-complementary

#b3bed0

#d0b7b3

#cdd0b3

Tetradic

#b3bed0

#c5b3d0

#d0c5b3

#bed0b3

Square

#b3bed0

#d0b3cd

#d0c5b3

#b3d0b7

Shades

Color #b3bed0 mixed toward black.

#8b9cb7

#637a9f

#4a5b78

#313d50

#191e28

Tints

Color #b3bed0 mixed toward white.

#c0c9d8

#ccd4e0

#d9dfe8

#e6e9ef

#f2f4f7

Tones

Color #b3bed0 mixed toward gray.

#b5bfce

#b8bfcb

#bac0c9

#bdc0c6

#bfc1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8cc · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b6cb · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#b4c8c8 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3bed0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3bed0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#b3bed0 (#b3bed0) is rgb(179, 190, 208) in RGB.

No, #b3bed0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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