#B3C3D1 · Lavender Gray

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#B3C3D1 is a light, muted gray color, closest to Lavender Gray and near Lavender Gray and Silver. In OKLCH it has 81% lightness and 0.03 chroma at hue 244°. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #B3C3D1 a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#B3C3D1
RGBrgb(179, 195, 209)
HSLhsl(208, 25%, 76%)
CMYK14, 7, 0, 18
CSS var--lavender-gray
Contrast1.8:1 white · 11.64:1 black

Similar named colors

Lavender Gray #C4C3D0Silver #C0C0C0Ash #B2BEB5Thistle #D8BFD8Sky Blue #87CEEB

How to use #B3C3D1

Black text passes WCAG AA on #B3C3D1 (11.64:1); white text does not (1.8:1).

For a calm scheme pair #B3C3D1 with its analogous neighbors #B3D1D0 and #B3B4D1; for contrast use its complement #D1C1B3 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--lavender-gray: #B3C3D1;

Shades & tints

#24272A#484E54#6B757D#8F9CA7#B3C3D1#C2CFDA#D1DBE3#E1E7ED#F0F3F6

Color harmonies for #B3C3D1

Complementary

#B3C3D1#D1C1B3

Analogous

#B3C3D1#B3D1D0#B3B4D1

Triadic

#B3C3D1#D1B3C3#C3D1B3

Split complementary

#B3C3D1#D1B3B4#D1D0B3

Tetradic

#B3C3D1#D0B3D1#D1C1B3#B4D1B3

Palettes with #B3C3D1