#a3aec1

Color #a3aec1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.84 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a3aec1

RGB

rgb(163, 174, 193)

HSL

hsl(218, 19.5%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 15.5%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.5%, 9.8%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(70.81, 0.1, -10.98)

LCH

lch(70.81, 10.98, 270.52)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.03, 261.38)

HWB

hwb(218, 63.9%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1b6a3

Analogous

#a3bdc1

#a3aec1

#a7a3c1

Triadic

#a3aec1

#c1a3ae

#aec1a3

Split-complementary

#a3aec1

#c1a7a3

#bdc1a3

Tetradic

#a3aec1

#b6a3c1

#c1b6a3

#aec1a3

Square

#a3aec1

#c1a3bd

#c1b6a3

#a3c1a7

Shades

Color #a3aec1 mixed toward black.

#808fa9

#60708e

#48546a

#303847

#181c23

Tints

Color #a3aec1 mixed toward white.

#b2bbcb

#c2c9d6

#d1d6e0

#e0e4ea

#f0f1f5

Tones

Color #a3aec1 mixed toward gray.

#a5afbf

#a8afbc

#aab0b9

#adb1b7

#afb1b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8bd · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a6bc · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a4b9b8 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3aec1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3aec1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3aec1 (#a3aec1) is rgb(163, 174, 193) in RGB.

No, #a3aec1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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