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#b3e3ff

a pale, electric blue · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
179, 227, 255
HSL
202°, 100%, 85%
CMYK
30, 11, 0, 0
Luminance
0.7174

Every format

HEX#b3e3ff
RGBrgb(179, 227, 255)
HSLhsl(202, 100%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 11%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(87.8 -9.1 -18.6)
LCHlch(87.8 20.7 243.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.891 0.063 234.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3e3ff;
background-color: #b3e3ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3e3ff] bg-[#b3e3ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3e3ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.890, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3e3ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3e3ff on white: 1.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3e3ff on black: 15.35:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green89.0%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan29.8%
Magenta11.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#b3e3ff text on a black background

contrast 15.35:1

Card sample

#b3e3ff text on a white background

contrast 1.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3e3ff;
Background color
Panel with #b3e3ff background
background-color: #b3e3ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3e3ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 227, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 227, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3e3ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3e3ff, #B6B3FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3e3ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b3e3ff in the Color Lab