Color

#B3C4FF

Light cool violet. Nearest reference color: Baby blue eyes.

RGB

0–255

179

196

255

CMYK

0–100%

29.8%

23.14%

RGB describes how #B3C4FF is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 179, green 196 and blue 255.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 29.8%, magenta 23.14%, yellow 0% and black 0%.

HSL values

H 226.58° S 100% L 85.1%

In the HSL color model, #B3C4FF has a hue of 226.58°, 100% saturation and 85.1% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#B3C4FF is a light, cool violet with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #B3C4FF in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #B3C4FF

RGB rgb(179, 196, 255)

HSL hsl(226.58 100% 85.1%)

OKLCH oklch(0.828187 0.085284 271.9764)

CSS --color: #B3C4FF;

Tints of #B3C4FF

Tints are lighter variations of #B3C4FF. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E9EEFF #DBE4FF #CED9FF #C0CFFF #B3C4FF

Shades of #B3C4FF

Shades are darker variations of #B3C4FF. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#B3C4FF #7D8CC4 #4B588C #1F2857 #020023

Tones of #B3C4FF

Tones reduce the chroma of #B3C4FF, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#B3C4FF #B7C5F3 #BBC6E8 #BFC6DC #C4C6CF

Tonal range of #B3C4FF

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #B3C4FF between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E9EEFF #DBE4FF #CED9FF #C0CFFF #B3C4FF #7D8CC4 #4B588C #1F2857 #020023

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E9EEFF;
    --color-200: #DBE4FF;
    --color-300: #CED9FF;
    --color-400: #C0CFFF;
    --color-500: #B3C4FF;
    --color-600: #7D8CC4;
    --color-700: #4B588C;
    --color-800: #1F2857;
    --color-900: #020023;
}

Colors that go with #B3C4FF

Color harmonies for #B3C4FF are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#B3C4FF #DAC686

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#95CEFA #B3C4FF #D1BAF6

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#B3C4FF #F9B3A4 #9DD7AC

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#B3C4FF #EFBB8D #BDD092

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#B3C4FF #F6B0C2 #DAC686 #85D9CB

CSS gradients with #B3C4FF

These gradients show how #B3C4FF moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#B3C4FF #C6D3FF #D9E2FF #ECF0FF #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B3C4FF, #C6D3FF, #D9E2FF, #ECF0FF, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#B3C4FF #7985AE #434A63 #141722 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B3C4FF, #7985AE, #434A63, #141722, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#B3C4FF #89D2F2 #84D9CB #ACD49E #DAC686

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B3C4FF, #89D2F2, #84D9CB, #ACD49E, #DAC686);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #B3C4FF. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.71:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

12.26:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.5628 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #B3C4FF as the background.

background-color: #B3C4FF;
color: #000000;

Using #B3C4FF in design

See how #B3C4FF works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#B3C4FF used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #B3C4FF to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#DBE4FF

#B3C4FF

#1F2857

Colors similar to #B3C4FF

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #B3C4FF, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#D6E0FF #9AABE4 #BBC5E8 #A9C7FF #BDC1FD #BDD5FF #B1B4F0

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #B3C4FF may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #B2C9FF Deuteranopia #ACC3FE Tritanopia #9FCFD8

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #B3C4FF can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 56.3753
Y: 56.2817
Z: 102.4815

CIELAB

L*: 79.7739
a*: 7.2823
b*: -30.8737

OKLab

L: 0.828187
a: 0.002941
b: -0.085233

OKLCH

L: 0.828187
C: 0.085284
H: 271.9764°