#a3bde6

Color #a3bde6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#a3bde6

RGB

rgb(163, 189, 230)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 57.3%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 29.1%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.1%, 17.8%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(76, 0.44, -23.31)

LCH

lch(76, 23.31, 271.08)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0651, 259.38)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 63.9%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6cca3

Analogous

#a3dfe6

#a3bde6

#aba3e6

Triadic

#a3bde6

#e6a3bd

#bde6a3

Split-complementary

#a3bde6

#e6aba3

#dfe6a3

Tetradic

#a3bde6

#cca3e6

#e6cca3

#bde6a3

Square

#a3bde6

#e6a3df

#e6cca3

#a3e6ab

Shades

Color #a3bde6 mixed toward black.

#7098d8

#3c73ca

#2a569b

#1c3967

#0e1d34

Tints

Color #a3bde6 mixed toward white.

#b2c8ea

#c2d3ee

#d1def3

#e0e9f7

#f0f4fb

Tones

Color #a3bde6 mixed toward gray.

#a9bee0

#aec0db

#b4c1d5

#b9c2d0

#bfc3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafdd · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#adabdb · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#a4d6d4 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3bde6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3bde6]

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

#a3bde6 (#a3bde6) is rgb(163, 189, 230) in RGB.

No, #a3bde6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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