#a3bae5

Color #a3bae5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.91 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a3bae5

RGB

rgb(163, 186, 229)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 55.9%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 28.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.8%, 18.8%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(75.18, 1.83, -24.03)

LCH

lch(75.18, 24.1, 274.35)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0666, 262.84)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 63.9%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5cea3

Analogous

#a3dbe5

#a3bae5

#ada3e5

Triadic

#a3bae5

#e5a3ba

#bae5a3

Split-complementary

#a3bae5

#e5ada3

#dbe5a3

Tetradic

#a3bae5

#cea3e5

#e5cea3

#bae5a3

Square

#a3bae5

#e5a3db

#e5cea3

#a3e5ad

Shades

Color #a3bae5 mixed toward black.

#7094d7

#3d6ec8

#2b5199

#1d3666

#0e1b33

Tints

Color #a3bae5 mixed toward white.

#b2c6e9

#c2d1ee

#d1ddf2

#e0e8f6

#f0f4fb

Tones

Color #a3bae5 mixed toward gray.

#a9bce0

#aebdda

#b4bfd5

#b9c1cf

#bfc2ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaedc · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#acaad9 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#a4d4d2 · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 15.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3bae5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3bae5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3bae5 (#a3bae5) is rgb(163, 186, 229) in RGB.

No, #a3bae5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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