#a3c5f1

Color #a3c5f1

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.2 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a3c5f1

RGB

rgb(163, 197, 241)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 73.6%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 32.4%, 94.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.4%, 18.3%, 0%, 5.5%)

LAB

lab(78.5, -1.18, -25.42)

LCH

lch(78.5, 25.45, 267.34)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0725, 255.04)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 63.9%, 5.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f1cfa3

Analogous

#a3ecf1

#a3c5f1

#a8a3f1

Triadic

#a3c5f1

#f1a3c5

#c5f1a3

Split-complementary

#a3c5f1

#f1a8a3

#ecf1a3

Tetradic

#a3c5f1

#cfa3f1

#f1cfa3

#c5f1a3

Square

#a3c5f1

#f1a3ec

#f1cfa3

#a3f1a8

Shades

Color #a3c5f1 mixed toward black.

#68a0e8

#2e7bdf

#1b5caf

#123d75

#091f3a

Tints

Color #a3c5f1 mixed toward white.

#b2cff3

#c2d8f6

#d1e2f8

#e0ecfa

#f0f5fd

Tones

Color #a3c5f1 mixed toward gray.

#a9c6ea

#b0c7e4

#b6c7dd

#bdc8d7

#c3c9d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3e7 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#b1aee5 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#a5dfde · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3c5f1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3c5f1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3c5f1 (#a3c5f1) is rgb(163, 197, 241) in RGB.

No, #a3c5f1 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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