What color is #B3B3D5?

#B3B3D5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B3D5?

The RGB value is 179, 179, 213: 179 red, 179 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B3D5?

The complementary color is #D5D5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B3D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B3D5 color

#B3B3D5 rgb(179, 179, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3B3D5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 70.2% green and 83.5% blue (179, 179, 213).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 29% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#B3B3D5 color codes

HEX	`#B3B3D5`
RGB	`rgb(179, 179, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 70.2%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 29%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.95, 6.88, -17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.95, 18.43, 291.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.718, 46.627, 69.477)`
Decimal	`11776981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B3D5, 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 #B3B3D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B3D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #B3B3D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b3d5; }
.text { color: #b3b3d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b3d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 179 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b3d5, #c4b3d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3B3D5?: #B3B3D5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B3D5?: The RGB value is 179, 179, 213: 179 red, 179 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B3D5?: The complementary color is #D5D5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B3D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.