#a3ace5

Color #a3ace5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 19.32 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a3ace5

RGB

rgb(163, 172, 229)

HSL

hsl(231.8, 55.9%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.8, 28.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.8%, 24.9%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(71.52, 9.54, -29.64)

LCH

lch(71.52, 31.14, 287.84)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0826, 277.31)

HWB

hwb(231.8, 63.9%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5dca3

Analogous

#a3cde5

#a3ace5

#bba3e5

Triadic

#a3ace5

#e5a3ac

#ace5a3

Split-complementary

#a3ace5

#e5bba3

#cde5a3

Tetradic

#a3ace5

#dca3e5

#e5dca3

#ace5a3

Square

#a3ace5

#e5a3cd

#e5dca3

#a3e5bb

Shades

Color #a3ace5 mixed toward black.

#707ed7

#3d50c8

#2b3a99

#1d2766

#0e1333

Tints

Color #a3ace5 mixed toward white.

#b2bae9

#c2c8ee

#d1d6f2

#e0e3f6

#f0f1fb

Tones

Color #a3ace5 mixed toward gray.

#a9b0e0

#aeb4da

#b4b8d5

#b9bccf

#bfc0ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7d9 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a6d6 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#a3cfcd · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3ace5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3ace5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3ace5 (#a3ace5) is rgb(163, 172, 229) in RGB.

No, #a3ace5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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