#b3c6d9

Color #b3c6d9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c6d9

RGB

rgb(179, 198, 217)

HSL

hsl(210, 33.3%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 17.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.5%, 8.8%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(79.03, -2.5, -11.63)

LCH

lch(79.03, 11.9, 257.87)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0339, 248.2)

HWB

hwb(210, 70.2%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9c6b3

Analogous

#b3d9d9

#b3c6d9

#b3b3d9

Triadic

#b3c6d9

#d9b3c6

#c6d9b3

Split-complementary

#b3c6d9

#d9b3b3

#d9d9b3

Tetradic

#b3c6d9

#c6b3d9

#d9c6b3

#c6d9b3

Square

#b3c6d9

#d9b3d9

#d9c6b3

#b3d9b3

Shades

Color #b3c6d9 mixed toward black.

#87a5c3

#5b84ad

#426384

#2c4258

#16212c

Tints

Color #b3c6d9 mixed toward white.

#c0cfdf

#ccd9e6

#d9e2ec

#e6ecf2

#f2f5f9

Tones

Color #b3c6d9 mixed toward gray.

#b6c6d6

#b9c6d3

#bcc6cf

#c0c6cc

#c3c6c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12:1

Black text reads better on this background (12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcd5 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#bab9d4 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#b4d1d0 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c6d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c6d9]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#b3c6d9 (#b3c6d9) is rgb(179, 198, 217) in RGB.

No, #b3c6d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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