What color is #B3BCE5?

#B3BCE5 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 #B3BCE5?

The RGB value is 179, 188, 229: 179 red, 188 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BCE5?

The complementary color is #E5DCB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BCE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BCE5 color

#B3BCE5 rgb(179, 188, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3BCE5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.7% green and 89.8% blue (179, 188, 229).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 49% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#B3BCE5 color codes

HEX	`#B3BCE5`
RGB	`rgb(179, 188, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 73.7%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 49%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 22%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 18%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.8, 5.52, -21.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.8, 22.15, 284.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.713, 51.206, 81.325)`
Decimal	`11779301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BCE5, 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 #B3BCE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BCE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #B3BCE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bce5; }
.text { color: #b3bce5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bce5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 188 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bce5, #c3b3e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3BCE5?: #B3BCE5 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 #B3BCE5?: The RGB value is 179, 188, 229: 179 red, 188 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BCE5?: The complementary color is #E5DCB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BCE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.