#a3caee

Color #a3caee

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.62 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a3caee

RGB

rgb(163, 202, 238)

HSL

hsl(208.8, 68.8%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.8, 31.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.5%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(79.73, -4.59, -21.95)

LCH

lch(79.73, 22.42, 258.19)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.0657, 246.52)

HWB

hwb(208.8, 63.9%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eec7a3

Analogous

#a3eeec

#a3caee

#a3a4ee

Triadic

#a3caee

#eea3ca

#caeea3

Split-complementary

#a3caee

#eea3a4

#eeeca3

Tetradic

#a3caee

#c7a3ee

#eec7a3

#caeea3

Square

#a3caee

#eca3ee

#eec7a3

#a4eea3

Shades

Color #a3caee mixed toward black.

#6aa9e4

#3289d9

#1f67a9

#154571

#0a2238

Tints

Color #a3caee mixed toward white.

#b2d3f1

#c2dcf4

#d1e4f6

#e0edf9

#f0f6fc

Tones

Color #a3caee mixed toward gray.

#a9cae8

#afc9e1

#b6c9db

#bcc9d5

#c2c9cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b6e6 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b0e4 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#a5dfde · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3caee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3caee]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a3caee (#a3caee) is rgb(163, 202, 238) in RGB.

No, #a3caee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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