#b3cdf0

Color #b3cdf0

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.82 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3cdf0

RGB

rgb(179, 205, 240)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 67%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 25.4%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 14.6%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(81.59, -1.1, -20.11)

LCH

lch(81.59, 20.14, 266.87)

OKLCH

oklch(84.1%, 0.0567, 255.91)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 70.2%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0d6b3

Analogous

#b3ecf0

#b3cdf0

#b8b3f0

Triadic

#b3cdf0

#f0b3cd

#cdf0b3

Split-complementary

#b3cdf0

#f0b8b3

#ecf0b3

Tetradic

#b3cdf0

#d6b3f0

#f0d6b3

#cdf0b3

Square

#b3cdf0

#f0b3ec

#f0d6b3

#b3f0b8

Shades

Color #b3cdf0 mixed toward black.

#79a7e4

#3f80d9

#235faf

#173f75

#0c203a

Tints

Color #b3cdf0 mixed toward white.

#c0d5f3

#ccdef5

#d9e6f8

#e6eefa

#f2f7fd

Tones

Color #b3cdf0 mixed toward gray.

#b8ceeb

#bdcfe6

#c2cfe1

#c7d0dc

#cdd1d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfe8 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#bdbbe6 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#b4e2e0 · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3cdf0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3cdf0]

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

#b3cdf0 (#b3cdf0) is rgb(179, 205, 240) in RGB.

No, #b3cdf0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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