Information about #B3B8C7 color

#B3B8C7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3B8C7 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 184, 199) — 70.2% red, 72.2% green, 78% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 8 / 6 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted blue, #B3B8C7 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Alaska (#B2B9CD). Slightly further away sit Morepork (#B8B5C2) and Cool Silver (#B0BBC0).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 184, 199) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B3B8C7: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. No one has named #B3B8C7 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3B8C7 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B3B8C7 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B3B8C7 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B3B8C7 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B3B8C7 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B3B8C7 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B3B8C7

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

#B3B8C7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3B8C7
  • RGB179, 184, 199
  • CMYK8, 6, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(179, 184, 199)
  • HSL225°, 15%, 74%
  • HSL Precise225°, 15.152%, 74.118%
  • HSV225°, 10%, 78%
  • HSB225°, 10%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.722, 0.780)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.722, 0.780, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.722, 0.780)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3B8C7
  • DECIMAL ID11778247
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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