What color is #B3CEF5?

#B3CEF5 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Breeze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3CEF5?

The RGB value is 179, 206, 245: 179 red, 206 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3CEF5?

The complementary color is #F5DAB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3CEF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3CEF5 color

#B3CEF5 rgb(179, 206, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3CEF5 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 80.8% green and 96.1% blue (179, 206, 245).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 77% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Breeze (#AEC9EA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#B3CEF5 color codes

HEX	`#B3CEF5`
RGB	`rgb(179, 206, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 80.8%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 77%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 27%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.01, -0.47, -22.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.01, 22.13, 268.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.139, 60.317, 95)`
Decimal	`11783925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3CEF5, 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 #B3CEF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3CEF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #B3CEF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3cef5; }
.text { color: #b3cef5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3cef5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 206 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3cef5, #b9b3f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3CEF5?: #B3CEF5 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Breeze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3CEF5?: The RGB value is 179, 206, 245: 179 red, 206 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3CEF5?: The complementary color is #F5DAB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3CEF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.