#b3c1ce

Color #b3c1ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.19 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c1ce

RGB

rgb(179, 193, 206)

HSL

hsl(208.9, 21.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.9, 13.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 6.3%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(77.39, -2.17, -8.15)

LCH

lch(77.39, 8.43, 255.09)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.024, 246.21)

HWB

hwb(208.9, 70.2%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec0b3

Analogous

#b3cece

#b3c1ce

#b3b4ce

Triadic

#b3c1ce

#ceb3c1

#c1ceb3

Split-complementary

#b3c1ce

#ceb3b4

#ceceb3

Tetradic

#b3c1ce

#c0b3ce

#cec0b3

#c1ceb3

Square

#b3c1ce

#ceb3ce

#cec0b3

#b4ceb3

Shades

Color #b3c1ce mixed toward black.

#8ca1b5

#65819c

#4b6175

#32414e

#192027

Tints

Color #b3c1ce mixed toward white.

#c0cbd6

#ccd6de

#d9e0e7

#e6eaef

#f2f5f7

Tones

Color #b3c1ce mixed toward gray.

#b5c1cc

#b8c1ca

#bac1c7

#bcc1c5

#bec1c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9cb · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b7ca · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#b4c9c8 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c1ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c1ce]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b3c1ce (#b3c1ce) is rgb(179, 193, 206) in RGB.

No, #b3c1ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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