What color is #B3C6F2?

#B3C6F2 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3C6F2?

The RGB value is 179, 198, 242: 179 red, 198 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C6F2?

The complementary color is #F2DFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C6F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C6F2 color

#B3C6F2 rgb(179, 198, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3C6F2 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 77.6% green and 94.9% blue (179, 198, 242).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 71% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Sky High (#A7C2EB), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#B3C6F2 color codes

HEX	`#B3C6F2`
RGB	`rgb(179, 198, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 77.6%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 71%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 26%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 18%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.83, 3.11, -23.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.83, 24.04, 277.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.807, 56.381, 91.982)`
Decimal	`11781874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C6F2, 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 #B3C6F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C6F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #B3C6F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c6f2; }
.text { color: #b3c6f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c6f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 198 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c6f2, #c0b3f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3C6F2?: #B3C6F2 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3C6F2?: The RGB value is 179, 198, 242: 179 red, 198 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C6F2?: The complementary color is #F2DFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C6F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.