#b3c9dd

Color #b3c9dd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.72 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3c9dd

RGB

rgb(179, 201, 221)

HSL

hsl(208.6, 38.2%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.6, 19%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(79.94, -3.23, -12.42)

LCH

lch(79.94, 12.83, 255.42)

OKLCH

oklch(82.6%, 0.037, 245.72)

HWB

hwb(208.6, 70.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc7b3

Analogous

#b3dddc

#b3c9dd

#b3b4dd

Triadic

#b3c9dd

#ddb3c9

#c9ddb3

Split-complementary

#b3c9dd

#ddb3b4

#dddcb3

Tetradic

#b3c9dd

#c7b3dd

#ddc7b3

#c9ddb3

Square

#b3c9dd

#dcb3dd

#ddc7b3

#b4ddb3

Shades

Color #b3c9dd mixed toward black.

#85a8c8

#5787b4

#3e668a

#29445c

#15222e

Tints

Color #b3c9dd mixed toward white.

#c0d2e3

#ccdbe8

#d9e4ee

#e6edf4

#f2f6f9

Tones

Color #b3c9dd mixed toward gray.

#b6c9d9

#bac9d6

#bdc8d2

#c1c8cf

#c4c8cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd8 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#bcbad7 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#b4d5d4 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 10.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3c9dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3c9dd]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#b3c9dd (#b3c9dd) is rgb(179, 201, 221) in RGB.

No, #b3c9dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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