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#b3b3cd

a light, soft blue · warm · closest name: silver

RGB
179, 179, 205
HSL
240°, 21%, 75%
CMYK
13, 13, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4623

Every format

HEX#b3b3cd
RGBrgb(179, 179, 205)
HSLhsl(240, 21%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(73.7 5.2 -13.1)
LCHlch(73.7 14.1 291.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.775 0.037 285.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3b3cd;
background-color: #b3b3cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3b3cd] bg-[#b3b3cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3b3cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.702, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3b3cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3b3cd on white: 2.05:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3b3cd on black: 10.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green70.2%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan12.7%
Magenta12.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#b3b3cd text on a black background

contrast 10.25:1

Card sample

#b3b3cd text on a white background

contrast 2.05:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3b3cd;
Background color
Panel with #b3b3cd background
background-color: #b3b3cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3b3cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 179, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 179, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3b3cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3b3cd, #C4B3CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3b3cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b3b3cd in the Color Lab