Information about #B3C5DB color

#B3C5DB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3C5DB falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 197, 219) — 70.2% red, 77.3% green, 85.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 9 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B3C5DB presents itself as a mildly saturated sky-leaning azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spindle (#B3C4D8). Slightly further away sit Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE) and Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(179, 197, 219)), which gives #B3C5DB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B3C5DB: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. No one has named #B3C5DB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3C5DB color variations

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

#B3C5DB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B3C5DB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B3C5DB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B3C5DB 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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#B3C5DB 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 #B3C5DB

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

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Light Blue Grey color link
Light Blue Grey

#B7C9E2

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Violet Scent Soft Blue color link
Violet Scent Soft Blue

#BCC6DF

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

Clinical Soft Blue color link
Clinical Soft Blue

#B2CFD3

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Pale Light Grayish Sapphire Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Sapphire Blue

#B8C4E7

#B3C5DB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3C5DB
  • RGB179, 197, 219
  • CMYK16, 9, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(179, 197, 219)
  • HSL213°, 36%, 78%
  • HSL Precise213°, 35.714%, 78.039%
  • HSV213°, 18%, 86%
  • HSB213°, 18%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.773, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.773, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.773, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3C5DB
  • DECIMAL ID11781595
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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