#a3b3cc

Color #a3b3cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.1 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a3b3cc

RGB

rgb(163, 179, 204)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 28.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 20.1%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 12.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(72.49, -0.2, -14.5)

LCH

lch(72.49, 14.5, 269.21)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0401, 259.22)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 63.9%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccbca3

Analogous

#a3c8cc

#a3b3cc

#a8a3cc

Triadic

#a3b3cc

#cca3b3

#b3cca3

Split-complementary

#a3b3cc

#cca8a3

#c8cca3

Tetradic

#a3b3cc

#bca3cc

#ccbca3

#b3cca3

Square

#a3b3cc

#cca3c8

#ccbca3

#a3cca8

Shades

Color #a3b3cc mixed toward black.

#7c93b6

#57739e

#415676

#2c394f

#161d27

Tints

Color #a3b3cc mixed toward white.

#b2c0d5

#c2ccdd

#d1d9e6

#e0e6ee

#f0f2f7

Tones

Color #a3b3cc mixed toward gray.

#a7b4c9

#aab5c5

#adb5c2

#b1b6be

#b4b7bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac6 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#a9a8c5 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#a4c2c1 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3b3cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3b3cc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a3b3cc (#a3b3cc) is rgb(163, 179, 204) in RGB.

No, #a3b3cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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