#B3BAE5 Color

#B3BAE5 is rgb(179, 186, 229) in RGB and hsl(232, 49%, 80%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3BAE5

HEX#B3BAE5

RGBrgb(179, 186, 229)

HSLhsl(232, 49%, 80%)

HSVhsv(232, 22%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.061 277.7)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 19%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3BAE5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3BAE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3BAE5 Complementary#E5DEB3 Analogous#B3D3E5 Analogous#C5B3E5 Triadic#E5B3BA Triadic#BAE5B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3BAE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC4E9 #C6CBEB #D1D5EF #D9DCF2 #E4E7F6 #ECEEF8

Shades

#8994D7 #5F6DC8 #3D4DB3 #303C8D #222A63 #141939

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