Information about #B3CEE8 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B3CEE8 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(179, 206, 232) (70.2% red, 80.8% green, 91% blue), or CMYK 21 / 10 / 0 / 9 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B3CEE8 is a clearly saturated sky-leaning azure 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 almost identical to Pale Light Grayish Azure (#B8D0E7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Angel (#B7CEEC) and Tropical Blue (#AEC9EB).

The recipe behind #B3CEE8 is rgb(179, 206, 232), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B3CEE8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. No one has named #B3CEE8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3CEE8 color variations

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

#B3CEE8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B3CEE8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B3CEE8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B3CEE8 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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#B3CEE8 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 #B3CEE8

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

Pale Light Grayish Azure color link
Pale Light Grayish Azure

#B8D0E7

Blue Angel color link
Blue Angel

#B7CEEC

Tropical Blue color link
Tropical Blue

#AEC9EB

Light Blue Grey color link
Light Blue Grey

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Pale Cornflower Blue color link
Pale Cornflower Blue

#ABCDEF

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

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

#B8C4E7

Light Blue color link
Light Blue

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Altitude color link
Altitude

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Columbia Blue color link
Columbia Blue

#B9D9EB

Pastel Sky Blue color link
Pastel Sky Blue

#B4D9EF

Half Escape color link
Half Escape

#BADAE5

#B3CEE8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3CEE8
  • RGB179, 206, 232
  • CMYK21, 10, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(179, 206, 232)
  • HSL209°, 54%, 81%
  • HSL Precise209.434°, 53.535%, 80.588%
  • HSV209°, 23%, 91%
  • HSB209°, 23%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.808, 0.910)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.808, 0.910, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.808, 0.910)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3CEE8
  • DECIMAL ID11783912
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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