#B3D8E5 Color

#B3D8E5 is rgb(179, 216, 229) in RGB and hsl(196, 49%, 80%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3D8E5

HEX#B3D8E5

RGBrgb(179, 216, 229)

HSLhsl(196, 49%, 80%)

HSVhsv(196, 22%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(86% 0.043 221.1)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 6%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3D8E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.51:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text13.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3D8E5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3D8E5 Complementary#E5C0B3 Analogous#B3E5D9 Analogous#B3BFE5 Triadic#E5B3D8 Triadic#D8E5B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3D8E5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEDEE9 #C6E1EB #D1E7EF #D9EBF2 #E4F1F6 #ECF5F8

Shades

#89C2D7 #5FACC8 #3D93B3 #30748D #225163 #142F39

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