#a3bbdc

Color #a3bbdc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.22 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a3bbdc

RGB

rgb(163, 187, 220)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 44.9%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 25.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.9%, 15%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(75.13, -0.86, -19.22)

LCH

lch(75.13, 19.24, 267.44)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0541, 256.43)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 63.9%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcc4a3

Analogous

#a3d8dc

#a3bbdc

#a7a3dc

Triadic

#a3bbdc

#dca3bb

#bbdca3

Split-complementary

#a3bbdc

#dca7a3

#d8dca3

Tetradic

#a3bbdc

#c4a3dc

#dcc4a3

#bbdca3

Square

#a3bbdc

#dca3d8

#dcc4a3

#a3dca7

Shades

Color #a3bbdc mixed toward black.

#7599ca

#4677b9

#35598b

#233b5c

#121e2e

Tints

Color #a3bbdc mixed toward white.

#b2c6e2

#c2d2e8

#d1ddee

#e0e8f3

#f0f4f9

Tones

Color #a3bbdc mixed toward gray.

#a8bcd7

#acbdd3

#b1bdce

#b6bec9

#bbbfc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaed5 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#adabd3 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#a4cfcd · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3bbdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3bbdc]

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

#a3bbdc (#a3bbdc) is rgb(163, 187, 220) in RGB.

No, #a3bbdc 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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