What color is #B3C0DC?

#B3C0DC 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 #B3C0DC?

The RGB value is 179, 192, 220: 179 red, 192 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C0DC?

The complementary color is #DCCFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C0DC color

#B3C0DC rgb(179, 192, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3C0DC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 75.3% green and 86.3% blue (179, 192, 220).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 37% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% 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 11.49:1).

#B3C0DC color codes

HEX	`#B3C0DC`
RGB	`rgb(179, 192, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 75.3%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 37%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 19%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.55, 1.35, -15.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.55, 15.53, 275)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.355, 52.449, 75.167)`
Decimal	`11780316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C0DC, 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 #B3C0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	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 #B3C0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c0dc; }
.text { color: #b3c0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 192 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c0dc, #bbb3dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3C0DC?: #B3C0DC 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 #B3C0DC?: The RGB value is 179, 192, 220: 179 red, 192 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C0DC?: The complementary color is #DCCFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.