What color is #B3C2EA?

#B3C2EA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3C2EA?

The RGB value is 179, 194, 234: 179 red, 194 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C2EA?

The complementary color is #EADBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C2EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C2EA color

#B3C2EA rgb(179, 194, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3C2EA is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 76.1% green and 91.8% blue (179, 194, 234).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 57% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#B3C2EA color codes

HEX	`#B3C2EA`
RGB	`rgb(179, 194, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 76.1%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 57%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 24%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.52, 3.41, -21.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.52, 21.81, 279)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.73, 54.106, 85.491)`
Decimal	`11780842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C2EA, 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 #B3C2EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C2EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #B3C2EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c2ea; }
.text { color: #b3c2ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c2ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 194 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c2ea, #c0b3ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B3C2EA?: #B3C2EA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3C2EA?: The RGB value is 179, 194, 234: 179 red, 194 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C2EA?: The complementary color is #EADBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C2EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.