#b3c4e0

Color #b3c4e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 1.54 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c4e0

RGB

rgb(179, 196, 224)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 42.1%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 20.1%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 12.5%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(78.72, 0.09, -15.86)

LCH

lch(78.72, 15.86, 270.33)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0437, 260.39)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 70.2%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0cfb3

Analogous

#b3dbe0

#b3c4e0

#b8b3e0

Triadic

#b3c4e0

#e0b3c4

#c4e0b3

Split-complementary

#b3c4e0

#e0b8b3

#dbe0b3

Tetradic

#b3c4e0

#cfb3e0

#e0cfb3

#c4e0b3

Square

#b3c4e0

#e0b3db

#e0cfb3

#b3e0b8

Shades

Color #b3c4e0 mixed toward black.

#839fcd

#537ab9

#3a5a8f

#273c5f

#131e30

Tints

Color #b3c4e0 mixed toward white.

#c0cee5

#ccd8ea

#d9e1ef

#e6ebf5

#f2f5fa

Tones

Color #b3c4e0 mixed toward gray.

#b7c5dc

#bac6d8

#bec7d5

#c2c8d1

#c6c9cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbda · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#bab8d8 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#b4d4d3 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c4e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c4e0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3c4e0 (#b3c4e0) is rgb(179, 196, 224) in RGB.

No, #b3c4e0 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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