#a3bee5

Color #a3bee5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.6 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a3bee5

RGB

rgb(163, 190, 229)

HSL

hsl(215.5, 55.9%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.5, 28.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.8%, 17%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(76.23, -0.34, -22.42)

LCH

lch(76.23, 22.42, 269.13)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.063, 257.53)

HWB

hwb(215.5, 63.9%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5caa3

Analogous

#a3dfe5

#a3bee5

#a9a3e5

Triadic

#a3bee5

#e5a3be

#bee5a3

Split-complementary

#a3bee5

#e5a9a3

#dfe5a3

Tetradic

#a3bee5

#caa3e5

#e5caa3

#bee5a3

Square

#a3bee5

#e5a3df

#e5caa3

#a3e5a9

Shades

Color #a3bee5 mixed toward black.

#709ad7

#3d76c8

#2b5899

#1d3b66

#0e1d33

Tints

Color #a3bee5 mixed toward white.

#b2c9e9

#c2d4ee

#d1dff2

#e0e9f6

#f0f4fb

Tones

Color #a3bee5 mixed toward gray.

#a9bfe0

#aec0da

#b4c1d5

#b9c2cf

#bfc3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afb0dc · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#aeacda · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#a4d5d4 · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3bee5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3bee5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3bee5 (#a3bee5) is rgb(163, 190, 229) in RGB.

No, #a3bee5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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