#a3dadd

Color #a3dadd

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 3.88 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a3dadd

RGB

rgb(163, 218, 221)

HSL

hsl(183.1, 46%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.1, 26.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.2%, 1.4%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(83.52, -16.85, -7.2)

LCH

lch(83.52, 18.32, 203.14)

OKLCH

oklch(85.2%, 0.0565, 200.39)

HWB

hwb(183.1, 63.9%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dda6a3

Analogous

#a3ddc3

#a3dadd

#a3bddd

Triadic

#a3dadd

#dda3da

#dadda3

Split-complementary

#a3dadd

#dda3bd

#ddc3a3

Tetradic

#a3dadd

#a6a3dd

#dda6a3

#dadda3

Square

#a3dadd

#c3a3dd

#dda6a3

#bddda3

Shades

Color #a3dadd mixed toward black.

#74c7cc

#46b4ba

#34888c

#235a5d

#112d2f

Tints

Color #a3dadd mixed toward white.

#b2e0e3

#c2e6e8

#d1ecee

#e0f3f4

#f0f9f9

Tones

Color #a3dadd mixed toward gray.

#a8d6d8

#add1d3

#b2cdcf

#b6c9ca

#bbc4c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbedc · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#bab6dc · ΔE 25.2

Tritanopia

#a6dcdc · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3dadd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3dadd]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#a3dadd (#a3dadd) is rgb(163, 218, 221) in RGB.

No, #a3dadd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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