#a3c9e3

Color #a3c9e3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.74 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a3c9e3

RGB

rgb(163, 201, 227)

HSL

hsl(204.4, 53.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.4, 28.2%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 11.5%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(79.1, -6.69, -17)

LCH

lch(79.1, 18.27, 248.52)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0547, 238.23)

HWB

hwb(204.4, 63.9%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3bda3

Analogous

#a3e3dd

#a3c9e3

#a3a9e3

Triadic

#a3c9e3

#e3a3c9

#c9e3a3

Split-complementary

#a3c9e3

#e3a3a9

#e3dda3

Tetradic

#a3c9e3

#bda3e3

#e3bda3

#c9e3a3

Square

#a3c9e3

#dda3e3

#e3bda3

#a9e3a3

Shades

Color #a3c9e3 mixed toward black.

#71acd4

#3f8ec5

#2e6b96

#1e4764

#0f2432

Tints

Color #a3c9e3 mixed toward white.

#b2d2e8

#c2dbec

#d1e4f1

#e0edf6

#f0f6fa

Tones

Color #a3c9e3 mixed toward gray.

#a8c8de

#aec7d8

#b3c6d3

#b8c5ce

#bec4c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5dd · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b0dc · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#a5d8d7 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3c9e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3c9e3]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#a3c9e3 (#a3c9e3) is rgb(163, 201, 227) in RGB.

No, #a3c9e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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