What color is #B3B3CC?

#B3B3CC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B3CC?

The RGB value is 179, 179, 204: 179 red, 179 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B3CC?

The complementary color is #CCCCB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B3CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B3CC color

#B3B3CC rgb(179, 179, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3B3CC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 70.2% green and 80% blue (179, 179, 204).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#B3B3CC color codes

HEX	`#B3B3CC`
RGB	`rgb(179, 179, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 70.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.66, 4.96, -12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.66, 13.55, 291.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.607, 46.183, 63.627)`
Decimal	`11776972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B3CC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B3B3CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B3CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B3B3CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b3cc; }
.text { color: #b3b3cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b3cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 179 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b3cc, #c0b3cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B3B3CC?: #B3B3CC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B3CC?: The RGB value is 179, 179, 204: 179 red, 179 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B3CC?: The complementary color is #CCCCB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B3CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.