#a3a8bb

Color #a3a8bb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.54 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a8bb

RGB

rgb(163, 168, 187)

HSL

hsl(227.5, 15%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.5, 12.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 10.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(69.03, 2.1, -10.33)

LCH

lch(69.03, 10.54, 281.49)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.028, 273.9)

HWB

hwb(227.5, 63.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb6a3

Analogous

#a3b4bb

#a3a8bb

#aaa3bb

Triadic

#a3a8bb

#bba3a8

#a8bba3

Split-complementary

#a3a8bb

#bbaaa3

#b4bba3

Tetradic

#a3a8bb

#b6a3bb

#bbb6a3

#a8bba3

Square

#a3a8bb

#bba3b4

#bbb6a3

#a3bbaa

Shades

Color #a3a8bb mixed toward black.

#8188a2

#636a86

#4a5065

#323543

#191b22

Tints

Color #a3a8bb mixed toward white.

#b2b6c6

#c2c5d2

#d1d3dd

#e0e2e8

#f0f0f4

Tones

Color #a3a8bb mixed toward gray.

#a5a9b9

#a7aab7

#a9abb5

#abadb3

#adaeb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5b7 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a5b6 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#a3b3b2 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a8bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a8bb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a3a8bb (#a3a8bb) is rgb(163, 168, 187) in RGB.

No, #a3a8bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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