#a3b8e1

Color #a3b8e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a3b8e1

RGB

rgb(163, 184, 225)

HSL

hsl(219.7, 50.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.7, 27.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.6%, 18.2%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(74.51, 1.95, -22.88)

LCH

lch(74.51, 22.96, 274.87)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0632, 263.64)

HWB

hwb(219.7, 63.9%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1cca3

Analogous

#a3d7e1

#a3b8e1

#ada3e1

Triadic

#a3b8e1

#e1a3b8

#b8e1a3

Split-complementary

#a3b8e1

#e1ada3

#d7e1a3

Tetradic

#a3b8e1

#cca3e1

#e1cca3

#b8e1a3

Square

#a3b8e1

#e1a3d7

#e1cca3

#a3e1ad

Shades

Color #a3b8e1 mixed toward black.

#7292d1

#426dc1

#305192

#203662

#101b31

Tints

Color #a3b8e1 mixed toward white.

#b2c4e6

#c2d0eb

#d1dcf0

#e0e7f5

#f0f3fa

Tones

Color #a3b8e1 mixed toward gray.

#a8badc

#adbbd7

#b3bdd2

#b8bfcc

#bdc0c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadd8 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#abaad6 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#a4d1cf · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3b8e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3b8e1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3b8e1 (#a3b8e1) is rgb(163, 184, 225) in RGB.

No, #a3b8e1 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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