#B3D8E6 Color

#B3D8E6 is rgb(179, 216, 230) in RGB and hsl(196, 50%, 80%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3D8E6

HEX#B3D8E6

RGBrgb(179, 216, 230)

HSLhsl(196, 50%, 80%)

HSVhsv(196, 22%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(86% 0.044 222.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3D8E6 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 text13.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3D8E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3D8E6 Complementary#E6C0B3 Analogous#B3E6DA Analogous#B3BEE6 Triadic#E6B3D8 Triadic#D8E6B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3D8E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEDEE9 #C6E2EC #D1E8F0 #D9EBF2 #E4F1F6 #ECF5F9

Shades

#88C2D7 #5EADC9 #3C94B4 #2F748E #215263 #132F39

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