Colour
#B3B9CA
- #B3B9CA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B3B9CA is a blue with RGB values 179, 185, 202 and HSL 224°, 18%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B3B9CA#B3B9CA
HEX#B3B9CA
RGBrgb(179, 185, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7255, 0.7922
RGB percentages70.2%, 72.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(224.3, 17.8%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 11.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK11.4%, 8.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,778,506
CSS custom property--colour: #B3B9CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#4C4635
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAC4B3
Analogous#B3C4CA, #B8B3CA
Triadic#CAB3B9, #B9CAB3
Split complementary#CAB8B3, #C4CAB3
Tetradic#CAB3C4, #CAC4B3, #B3CAB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G185
B202
Red179 (70.2%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue224.35°
Saturation (HSL)17.83%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G B9 · B CA
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