What color is #B3BDD7?

#B3BDD7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BDD7?

The RGB value is 179, 189, 215: 179 red, 189 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BDD7?

The complementary color is #D7CDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BDD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BDD7 color

#B3BDD7 rgb(179, 189, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3BDD7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.1% green and 84.3% blue (179, 189, 215).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 31% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#B3BDD7 color codes

HEX	`#B3BDD7`
RGB	`rgb(179, 189, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.1%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 31%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.61, 1.88, -14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.61, 14.3, 277.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.051, 50.884, 71.514)`
Decimal	`11779543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BDD7, 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 #B3BDD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BDD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #B3BDD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bdd7; }
.text { color: #b3bdd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bdd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 189 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bdd7, #bbb3d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3BDD7?: #B3BDD7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BDD7?: The RGB value is 179, 189, 215: 179 red, 189 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BDD7?: The complementary color is #D7CDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BDD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.