#B3BAE0 Color

#B3BAE0 is rgb(179, 186, 224) in RGB and hsl(231, 42%, 79%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3BAE0

HEX#B3BAE0

RGBrgb(179, 186, 224)

HSLhsl(231, 42%, 79%)

HSVhsv(231, 20%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.054 276.9)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 17%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3BAE0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3BAE0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3BAE0 Complementary#E0D9B3 Analogous#B3D0E0 Analogous#C3B3E0 Triadic#E0B3BA Triadic#BAE0B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3BAE0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC4E4 #C5CAE7 #D0D4EC #DBDEF0 #E6E8F5 #EDEFF8

Shades

#8B95D0 #6774C1 #4655AA #354182 #252D5B #161B36

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