What color is #B3C1DF?

#B3C1DF 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 #B3C1DF?

The RGB value is 179, 193, 223: 179 red, 193 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C1DF?

The complementary color is #DFD1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C1DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C1DF color

#B3C1DF rgb(179, 193, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3C1DF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 75.7% green and 87.5% blue (179, 193, 223).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 41% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#B3C1DF color codes

HEX	`#B3C1DF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 193, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 75.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 41%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 20%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 13%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.9, 1.48, -16.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.9, 16.62, 275.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.976, 53.05, 77.352)`
Decimal	`11780575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C1DF, 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 #B3C1DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C1DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #B3C1DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c1df; }
.text { color: #b3c1df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c1df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 193 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c1df, #bbb3df); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3C1DF?: #B3C1DF 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 #B3C1DF?: The RGB value is 179, 193, 223: 179 red, 193 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C1DF?: The complementary color is #DFD1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C1DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.