#a3a5bc

Color #a3a5bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.89 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a5bc

RGB

rgb(163, 165, 188)

HSL

hsl(235.2, 15.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.2, 13.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 12.2%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(68.26, 3.96, -12.03)

LCH

lch(68.26, 12.67, 288.22)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0332, 281.65)

HWB

hwb(235.2, 63.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbaa3

Analogous

#a3b1bc

#a3a5bc

#ada3bc

Triadic

#a3a5bc

#bca3a5

#a5bca3

Split-complementary

#a3a5bc

#bcada3

#b1bca3

Tetradic

#a3a5bc

#baa3bc

#bcbaa3

#a5bca3

Square

#a3a5bc

#bca3b1

#bcbaa3

#a3bcad

Shades

Color #a3a5bc mixed toward black.

#8184a3

#636687

#4a4c65

#313344

#191922

Tints

Color #a3a5bc mixed toward white.

#b2b4c7

#c2c3d2

#d1d2dd

#e0e1e9

#f0f0f4

Tones

Color #a3a5bc mixed toward gray.

#a5a7ba

#a7a8b8

#a9aab6

#abacb4

#adaeb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b7 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a4b5 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#a3b3b2 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a5bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a5bc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a3a5bc (#a3a5bc) is rgb(163, 165, 188) in RGB.

No, #a3a5bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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