#B3B6E5 Color

#B3B6E5 is rgb(179, 182, 229) in RGB and hsl(236, 49%, 80%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3B6E5

HEX#B3B6E5

RGBrgb(179, 182, 229)

HSLhsl(236, 49%, 80%)

HSVhsv(236, 22%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(79% 0.067 281.9)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 21%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3B6E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3B6E5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3B6E5 Complementary#E5E2B3 Analogous#B3CFE5 Analogous#C9B3E5 Triadic#E5B3B6 Triadic#B6E5B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3B6E5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC1E9 #C6C9EB #D1D3EF #D9DBF2 #E4E6F6 #ECEDF8

Shades

#898ED7 #5F66C8 #3D45B3 #30368D #222663 #141639

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