What color is #B3C7FD?

#B3C7FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3C7FD?

The RGB value is 179, 199, 253: 179 red, 199 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C7FD?

The complementary color is #FDE9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C7FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C7FD color

#B3C7FD rgb(179, 199, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3C7FD is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 78% green and 99.2% blue (179, 199, 253).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 95% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Sky High (#A7C2EB), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#B3C7FD color codes

HEX	`#B3C7FD`
RGB	`rgb(179, 199, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 78%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 95%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 29%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 21%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.47, 5.18, -28.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.47, 29.2, 280.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.738, 57.521, 101.023)`
Decimal	`11782141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C7FD, 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 #B3C7FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C7FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #B3C7FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c7fd; }
.text { color: #b3c7fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c7fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 199 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c7fd, #c4b3fd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B3C7FD?: #B3C7FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3C7FD?: The RGB value is 179, 199, 253: 179 red, 199 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C7FD?: The complementary color is #FDE9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C7FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.