#a3b2ca

Color #a3b2ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.53 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a3b2ca

RGB

rgb(163, 178, 202)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 26.9%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 19.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 11.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(72.16, -0.1, -13.9)

LCH

lch(72.16, 13.9, 269.59)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0384, 259.8)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 63.9%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cabba3

Analogous

#a3c6ca

#a3b2ca

#a8a3ca

Triadic

#a3b2ca

#caa3b2

#b2caa3

Split-complementary

#a3b2ca

#caa8a3

#c6caa3

Tetradic

#a3b2ca

#bba3ca

#cabba3

#b2caa3

Square

#a3b2ca

#caa3c6

#cabba3

#a3caa8

Shades

Color #a3b2ca mixed toward black.

#7c92b4

#59729a

#435674

#2c394d

#161d27

Tints

Color #a3b2ca mixed toward white.

#b2bfd3

#c2ccdc

#d1d9e5

#e0e5ed

#f0f2f6

Tones

Color #a3b2ca mixed toward gray.

#a6b3c7

#aab4c4

#adb4c0

#b0b5bd

#b3b6ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac5 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#a9a8c3 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#a4c0bf · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 10.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3b2ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3b2ca]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a3b2ca (#a3b2ca) is rgb(163, 178, 202) in RGB.

No, #a3b2ca is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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