#a3b4cb

Color #a3b4cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.96 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a3b4cb

RGB

rgb(163, 180, 203)

HSL

hsl(214.5, 27.8%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.5, 19.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 11.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(72.72, -0.97, -13.6)

LCH

lch(72.72, 13.63, 265.92)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.038, 256)

HWB

hwb(214.5, 63.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbbaa3

Analogous

#a3c8cb

#a3b4cb

#a6a3cb

Triadic

#a3b4cb

#cba3b4

#b4cba3

Split-complementary

#a3b4cb

#cba6a3

#c8cba3

Tetradic

#a3b4cb

#baa3cb

#cbbaa3

#b4cba3

Square

#a3b4cb

#cba3c8

#cbbaa3

#a3cba6

Shades

Color #a3b4cb mixed toward black.

#7c94b5

#58759c

#425875

#2c3a4e

#161d27

Tints

Color #a3b4cb mixed toward white.

#b2c1d4

#c2cddc

#d1dae5

#e0e6ee

#f0f3f6

Tones

Color #a3b4cb mixed toward gray.

#a6b5c8

#aab5c4

#adb6c1

#b0b6be

#b4b7ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc6 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#aaa8c4 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#a4c1c1 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3b4cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3b4cb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3b4cb (#a3b4cb) is rgb(163, 180, 203) in RGB.

No, #a3b4cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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