#a3b4bd

Color #a3b4bd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.28 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a3b4bd

RGB

rgb(163, 180, 189)

HSL

hsl(200.8, 16.5%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.8, 13.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.3, -4, -6.57)

LCH

lch(72.3, 7.69, 238.67)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0229, 230.68)

HWB

hwb(200.8, 63.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdaca3

Analogous

#a3bdb9

#a3b4bd

#a3a7bd

Triadic

#a3b4bd

#bda3b4

#b4bda3

Split-complementary

#a3b4bd

#bda3a7

#bdb9a3

Tetradic

#a3b4bd

#aca3bd

#bdaca3

#b4bda3

Square

#a3b4bd

#b9a3bd

#bdaca3

#a7bda3

Shades

Color #a3b4bd mixed toward black.

#8198a5

#627b89

#495c66

#313e44

#181f22

Tints

Color #a3b4bd mixed toward white.

#b2c0c8

#c2cdd3

#d1d9de

#e0e6e9

#f0f2f4

Tones

Color #a3b4bd mixed toward gray.

#a5b3bb

#a7b3b9

#a9b2b6

#acb1b4

#aeb1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababbb · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#aaa8ba · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#a4b9b9 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3b4bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3b4bd]

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Frequently asked questions

#a3b4bd (#a3b4bd) is rgb(163, 180, 189) in RGB.

No, #a3b4bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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