#b3c4d8

Color #b3c4d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.3 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c4d8

RGB

rgb(179, 196, 216)

HSL

hsl(212.4, 32.2%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.4, 17.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 9.3%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(78.47, -1.65, -11.93)

LCH

lch(78.47, 12.04, 262.13)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0339, 252.47)

HWB

hwb(212.4, 70.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8c7b3

Analogous

#b3d7d8

#b3c4d8

#b5b3d8

Triadic

#b3c4d8

#d8b3c4

#c4d8b3

Split-complementary

#b3c4d8

#d8b5b3

#d7d8b3

Tetradic

#b3c4d8

#c7b3d8

#d8c7b3

#c4d8b3

Square

#b3c4d8

#d8b3d7

#d8c7b3

#b3d8b5

Shades

Color #b3c4d8 mixed toward black.

#88a2c2

#5c81ab

#436083

#2d4057

#16202c

Tints

Color #b3c4d8 mixed toward white.

#c0cedf

#ccd8e5

#d9e2ec

#e6ebf2

#f2f5f9

Tones

Color #b3c4d8 mixed toward gray.

#b6c4d5

#b9c5d2

#bcc5cf

#bfc5cc

#c3c5c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbd3 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#bab8d2 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#b4d0cf · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c4d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c4d8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3c4d8 (#b3c4d8) is rgb(179, 196, 216) in RGB.

No, #b3c4d8 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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