What color is #B3B5E3?

#B3B5E3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B5E3?

The RGB value is 179, 181, 227: 179 red, 181 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B5E3?

The complementary color is #E3E1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B5E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B5E3 color

#B3B5E3 rgb(179, 181, 227)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3B5E3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 71% green and 89% blue (179, 181, 227).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 46% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#B3B5E3 color codes

HEX	`#B3B5E3`
RGB	`rgb(179, 181, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 71%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 46%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 21%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 20%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.94, 8.89, -23.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.94, 24.86, 290.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.976, 48.177, 79.377)`
Decimal	`11777507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B5E3, 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 #B3B5E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B5E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #B3B5E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b5e3; }
.text { color: #b3b5e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b5e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 181 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b5e3, #c9b3e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3B5E3?: #B3B5E3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B5E3?: The RGB value is 179, 181, 227: 179 red, 181 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B5E3?: The complementary color is #E3E1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B5E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.