#a3abc4

Color #a3abc4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.25 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a3abc4

RGB

rgb(163, 171, 196)

HSL

hsl(225.5, 21.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.5, 16.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 12.8%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(70.1, 2.39, -13.69)

LCH

lch(70.1, 13.9, 279.9)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0371, 271.39)

HWB

hwb(225.5, 63.9%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4bca3

Analogous

#a3bcc4

#a3abc4

#aca3c4

Triadic

#a3abc4

#c4a3ab

#abc4a3

Split-complementary

#a3abc4

#c4aca3

#bcc4a3

Tetradic

#a3abc4

#bca3c4

#c4bca3

#abc4a3

Square

#a3abc4

#c4a3bc

#c4bca3

#a3c4ac

Shades

Color #a3abc4 mixed toward black.

#7f8aad

#5d6a92

#46506d

#2f3549

#171b24

Tints

Color #a3abc4 mixed toward white.

#b2b9ce

#c2c7d8

#d1d5e2

#e0e3eb

#f0f1f5

Tones

Color #a3abc4 mixed toward gray.

#a6acc1

#a8aebf

#abafbc

#aeb1b9

#b1b2b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7be · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a5bd · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#a3bab9 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3abc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3abc4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3abc4 (#a3abc4) is rgb(163, 171, 196) in RGB.

No, #a3abc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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