#b3c5df

Color #b3c5df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 0.82 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c5df

RGB

rgb(179, 197, 223)

HSL

hsl(215.5, 40.7%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.5, 19.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 11.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(78.95, -0.67, -14.98)

LCH

lch(78.95, 14.99, 267.44)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0417, 257.53)

HWB

hwb(215.5, 70.2%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfcdb3

Analogous

#b3dbdf

#b3c5df

#b7b3df

Triadic

#b3c5df

#dfb3c5

#c5dfb3

Split-complementary

#b3c5df

#dfb7b3

#dbdfb3

Tetradic

#b3c5df

#cdb3df

#dfcdb3

#c5dfb3

Square

#b3c5df

#dfb3db

#dfcdb3

#b3dfb7

Shades

Color #b3c5df mixed toward black.

#84a1cb

#557db7

#3c5d8d

#283e5e

#141f2f

Tints

Color #b3c5df mixed toward white.

#c0cfe4

#ccd8ea

#d9e2ef

#e6ecf4

#f2f5fa

Tones

Color #b3c5df mixed toward gray.

#b7c6db

#bac6d8

#bec7d4

#c2c8d0

#c5c8cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbd9 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#bab9d8 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#b4d4d3 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c5df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c5df]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3c5df (#b3c5df) is rgb(179, 197, 223) in RGB.

No, #b3c5df 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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