Colour
#B3BCD3
- #B3BCD3
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#B3BCD3 is a blue with RGB values 179, 188, 211 and HSL 223°, 27%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#B3BCD3#B3BCD3
HEX#B3BCD3
RGBrgb(179, 188, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.7373, 0.8275
RGB percentages70.2%, 73.7%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(223.1, 26.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 15.2%, 82.7%)
CMYK15.2%, 10.9%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,779,283
CSS custom property--colour: #B3BCD3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#4C432C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D3CAB3
Analogous#B3CCD3, #BAB3D3
Triadic#D3B3BC, #BCD3B3
Split complementary#D3BAB3, #CCD3B3
Tetradic#D3B3CC, #D3CAB3, #B3D3BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G188
B211
Red179 (70.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue223.12°
Saturation (HSL)26.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G BC · B D3
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