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#B3BBDB closest to Stardust Evening

#B3BBDB is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Stardust Evening. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.3% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(179, 187, 219)). Its HSL value is 228° hue, 36% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #B3BBDB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.05:1.

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#B3BBDB color conversion

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Variations of #B3BBDB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B3BBDB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B3BBDB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B3BBDB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0BBDA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2BEDD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2BDDC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0BBDA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1BBDB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AAC1C5
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0BDD1
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABCC4

#B3BBDB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#B3BBDB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.05:1 Very good#B3BBDB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B3BBDB in CSS

/* Stardust Evening */
.color { color: #B3BBDB; }
.background { background-color: #B3BBDB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B3BBDB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 187 219);
color: hsl(228 36% 78%);
color: oklch(0.796 0.046 274.2);

#B3BBDB FAQ

What color is #B3BBDB?

#B3BBDB is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B3BBDB?

#B3BBDB is rgb(179, 187, 219) in RGB, hsl(228, 36%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B3BBDB?

The complementary color of #B3BBDB is #DBD3B3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B3BBDB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B3BBDB: 11.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B3BBDB a warm or cool color?

#B3BBDB is a cool color.