#B3BAE6 Color

#B3BAE6 is rgb(179, 186, 230) in RGB and hsl(232, 50%, 80%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3BAE6

HEX#B3BAE6

RGBrgb(179, 186, 230)

HSLhsl(232, 50%, 80%)

HSVhsv(232, 22%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.063 277.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3BAE6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3BAE6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3BAE6 Complementary#E6DFB3 Analogous#B3D3E6 Analogous#C5B3E6 Triadic#E6B3B9 Triadic#B9E6B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3BAE6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC4E9 #C6CBEC #D1D5F0 #D9DCF2 #E4E7F6 #ECEEF9

Shades

#8893D7 #5E6DC9 #3C4CB4 #2F3C8E #212A63 #131839

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