#b3c5d2

Color #b3c5d2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c5d2

RGB

rgb(179, 197, 210)

HSL

hsl(205.2, 25.6%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.2, 14.8%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 6.2%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(78.56, -3.46, -8.56)

LCH

lch(78.56, 9.23, 247.99)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0269, 239.15)

HWB

hwb(205.2, 70.2%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2c0b3

Analogous

#b3d2d0

#b3c5d2

#b3b6d2

Triadic

#b3c5d2

#d2b3c5

#c5d2b3

Split-complementary

#b3c5d2

#d2b3b6

#d2d0b3

Tetradic

#b3c5d2

#c0b3d2

#d2c0b3

#c5d2b3

Square

#b3c5d2

#d0b3d2

#d2c0b3

#b6d2b3

Shades

Color #b3c5d2 mixed toward black.

#8aa6ba

#6287a2

#48657a

#304451

#182229

Tints

Color #b3c5d2 mixed toward white.

#c0cfda

#ccd8e1

#d9e2e9

#e6ecf0

#f2f5f8

Tones

Color #b3c5d2 mixed toward gray.

#b6c5cf

#b8c4cd

#bbc4ca

#bdc3c8

#c0c3c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbcf · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#bab9ce · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#b4cdcc · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c5d2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c5d2]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#b3c5d2 (#b3c5d2) is rgb(179, 197, 210) in RGB.

No, #b3c5d2 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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