#B3CAE6 Color

#B3CAE6 is rgb(179, 202, 230) in RGB and hsl(213, 50%, 80%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3CAE6

HEX#B3CAE6

RGBrgb(179, 202, 230)

HSLhsl(213, 50%, 80%)

HSVhsv(213, 22%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.047 253.4)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 12%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3CAE6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3CAE6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3CAE6 Complementary#E6CFB3 Analogous#B3E3E6 Analogous#B5B3E6 Triadic#E6B3C9 Triadic#C9E6B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3CAE6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BED1E9 #C6D7EC #D1DFF0 #D9E4F2 #E4ECF6 #ECF2F9

Shades

#88ACD7 #5E8FC9 #3C72B4 #2F5A8E #213F63 #132439

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