#a3b6cb

Color #a3b6cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.78 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a3b6cb

RGB

rgb(163, 182, 203)

HSL

hsl(211.5, 27.8%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.5, 19.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 10.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(73.25, -2.05, -12.8)

LCH

lch(73.25, 12.96, 260.9)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0367, 250.92)

HWB

hwb(211.5, 63.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbb8a3

Analogous

#a3cacb

#a3b6cb

#a4a3cb

Triadic

#a3b6cb

#cba3b6

#b6cba3

Split-complementary

#a3b6cb

#cba4a3

#cacba3

Tetradic

#a3b6cb

#b8a3cb

#cbb8a3

#b6cba3

Square

#a3b6cb

#cba3ca

#cbb8a3

#a3cba4

Shades

Color #a3b6cb mixed toward black.

#7c97b5

#58789c

#425a75

#2c3c4e

#161e27

Tints

Color #a3b6cb mixed toward white.

#b2c2d4

#c2cedc

#d1dbe5

#e0e7ee

#f0f3f6

Tones

Color #a3b6cb mixed toward gray.

#a6b6c8

#aab6c4

#adb7c1

#b0b7be

#b4b7ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacc6 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#aaa9c5 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#a4c2c1 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3b6cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3b6cb]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a3b6cb (#a3b6cb) is rgb(163, 182, 203) in RGB.

No, #a3b6cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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