What color is #B3BFD9?

#B3BFD9 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 #B3BFD9?

The RGB value is 179, 191, 217: 179 red, 191 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BFD9?

The complementary color is #D9CDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BFD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BFD9 color

#B3BFD9 rgb(179, 191, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3BFD9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.9% green and 85.1% blue (179, 191, 217).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#B3BFD9 color codes

HEX	`#B3BFD9`
RGB	`rgb(179, 191, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 18%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.19, 1.24, -14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.19, 14.44, 274.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.743, 51.854, 73.02)`
Decimal	`11780057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BFD9, 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 #B3BFD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BFD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #B3BFD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bfd9; }
.text { color: #b3bfd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bfd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 191 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bfd9, #bab3d9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3BFD9?: #B3BFD9 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 #B3BFD9?: The RGB value is 179, 191, 217: 179 red, 191 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BFD9?: The complementary color is #D9CDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BFD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.