Information about #B3C6CA color

#B3C6CA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B3C6CA belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 198, 202) — 70.2% red, 77.6% green, 79.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 2 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B3C6CA is a calm, restrained cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Baroque Chalk Soft Blue (#AECCCB) and Metallic Silver (#BCC6CC).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 198, 202) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B3C6CA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B3C6CA color variations

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

#B3C6CA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B3C6CA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B3C6CA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B3C6CA 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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#B3C6CA 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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#B4CBC3
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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 #B3C6CA

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

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Baroque Chalk Soft Blue color link
Baroque Chalk Soft Blue

#AECCCB

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Quarter Powder Blue color link
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

Clinical Soft Blue color link
Clinical Soft Blue

#B2CFD3

Jet Stream color link
Jet Stream

#BBD0C9

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Half Periglacial Blue color link
Half Periglacial Blue

#BFC8C4

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

#B3C6CA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3C6CA
  • RGB179, 198, 202
  • CMYK9, 2, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(179, 198, 202)
  • HSL190°, 18%, 75%
  • HSL Precise190.435°, 17.829%, 74.706%
  • HSV190°, 11%, 79%
  • HSB190°, 11%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.776, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.776, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.776, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3C6CA
  • DECIMAL ID11781834
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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