#B3BCE5 Color

#B3BCE5 is rgb(179, 188, 229) in RGB and hsl(229, 49%, 80%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3BCE5

HEX#B3BCE5

RGBrgb(179, 188, 229)

HSLhsl(229, 49%, 80%)

HSVhsv(229, 22%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.059 275.3)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 18%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3BCE5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3BCE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3BCE5 Complementary#E5DCB3 Analogous#B3D5E5 Analogous#C3B3E5 Triadic#E5B3BC Triadic#BCE5B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3BCE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC6E9 #C6CDEB #D1D7EF #D9DEF2 #E4E8F6 #ECEEF8

Shades

#8997D7 #5F73C8 #3D53B3 #30418D #222E63 #141A39

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