#b3c2e5

Color #b3c2e5

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.27 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c2e5

RGB

rgb(179, 194, 229)

HSL

hsl(222, 49%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 21.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 15.3%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(78.36, 2.28, -19.1)

LCH

lch(78.36, 19.24, 276.81)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0522, 266.92)

HWB

hwb(222, 70.2%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5d6b3

Analogous

#b3dbe5

#b3c2e5

#bdb3e5

Triadic

#b3c2e5

#e5b3c2

#c2e5b3

Split-complementary

#b3c2e5

#e5bdb3

#dbe5b3

Tetradic

#b3c2e5

#d6b3e5

#e5d6b3

#c2e5b3

Square

#b3c2e5

#e5b3db

#e5d6b3

#b3e5bd

Shades

Color #b3c2e5 mixed toward black.

#8099d4

#4e71c2

#345298

#233765

#111b33

Tints

Color #b3c2e5 mixed toward white.

#c0cce9

#ccd6ee

#d9e1f2

#e6ebf6

#f2f5fb

Tones

Color #b3c2e5 mixed toward gray.

#b7c4e1

#bbc5dd

#c0c7d8

#c4c9d4

#c8cad0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babadd · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#b9b8db · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#b4d7d5 · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c2e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c2e5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3c2e5 (#b3c2e5) is rgb(179, 194, 229) in RGB.

No, #b3c2e5 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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