#a3b8ee

Color #a3b8ee

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.78 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a3b8ee

RGB

rgb(163, 184, 238)

HSL

hsl(223.2, 68.8%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.2, 31.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.5%, 22.7%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(74.98, 5.13, -29.21)

LCH

lch(74.98, 29.66, 279.96)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0807, 268.01)

HWB

hwb(223.2, 63.9%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eed9a3

Analogous

#a3ddee

#a3b8ee

#b3a3ee

Triadic

#a3b8ee

#eea3b8

#b8eea3

Split-complementary

#a3b8ee

#eeb3a3

#ddeea3

Tetradic

#a3b8ee

#d9a3ee

#eed9a3

#b8eea3

Square

#a3b8ee

#eea3dd

#eed9a3

#a3eeb3

Shades

Color #a3b8ee mixed toward black.

#6a8ce4

#3261d9

#1f46a9

#152f71

#0a1738

Tints

Color #a3b8ee mixed toward white.

#b2c4f1

#c2d0f4

#d1dbf6

#e0e7f9

#f0f3fc

Tones

Color #a3b8ee mixed toward gray.

#a9bbe8

#afbde1

#b6c0db

#bcc3d5

#c2c6cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adade2 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#abaae0 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a4d9d7 · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3b8ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3b8ee]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3b8ee (#a3b8ee) is rgb(163, 184, 238) in RGB.

No, #a3b8ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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