#b3c8d7

Color #b3c8d7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.09 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c8d7

RGB

rgb(179, 200, 215)

HSL

hsl(205, 31%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205, 16.7%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 7%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(79.5, -3.99, -9.86)

LCH

lch(79.5, 10.64, 247.97)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0312, 238.91)

HWB

hwb(205, 70.2%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7c2b3

Analogous

#b3d7d4

#b3c8d7

#b3b6d7

Triadic

#b3c8d7

#d7b3c8

#c8d7b3

Split-complementary

#b3c8d7

#d7b3b6

#d7d4b3

Tetradic

#b3c8d7

#c2b3d7

#d7c2b3

#c8d7b3

Square

#b3c8d7

#d4b3d7

#d7c2b3

#b6d7b3

Shades

Color #b3c8d7 mixed toward black.

#88a9c0

#5d8aaa

#446881

#2d4556

#17232b

Tints

Color #b3c8d7 mixed toward white.

#c0d1de

#ccdae4

#d9e4eb

#e6edf2

#f2f6f8

Tones

Color #b3c8d7 mixed toward gray.

#b6c8d4

#b9c7d1

#bcc7ce

#bfc6cb

#c2c6c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbdd3 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbad3 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#b4d1d0 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c8d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c8d7]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#b3c8d7 (#b3c8d7) is rgb(179, 200, 215) in RGB.

No, #b3c8d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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