#a3a6b5

Color #a3a6b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a6b5

RGB

rgb(163, 166, 181)

HSL

hsl(230, 10.8%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 9.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 8.3%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(68.31, 1.94, -8.07)

LCH

lch(68.31, 8.3, 283.52)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0219, 276.83)

HWB

hwb(230, 63.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b2a3

Analogous

#a3afb5

#a3a6b5

#a9a3b5

Triadic

#a3a6b5

#b5a3a6

#a6b5a3

Split-complementary

#a3a6b5

#b5a9a3

#afb5a3

Tetradic

#a3a6b5

#b2a3b5

#b5b2a3

#a6b5a3

Square

#a3a6b5

#b5a3af

#b5b2a3

#a3b5a9

Shades

Color #a3a6b5 mixed toward black.

#83879b

#666a7f

#4d505f

#333540

#1a1b20

Tints

Color #a3a6b5 mixed toward white.

#b2b5c1

#c2c4ce

#d1d3da

#e0e1e6

#f0f0f3

Tones

Color #a3a6b5 mixed toward gray.

#a5a7b4

#a6a8b2

#a8a9b1

#a9aaaf

#ababae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b2 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a4b1 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#a3afae · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a6b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a6b5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3a6b5 (#a3a6b5) is rgb(163, 166, 181) in RGB.

No, #a3a6b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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