#A3ADE2#A3ADE2
#A3ADE2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.077 H 276.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A3ADE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 173, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 52%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 28%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.9%, 23.5%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.67, 8.25, -27.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.67, 28.98, 286.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.87% 0.0082 -0.0766) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.87% 0.077 276.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7716, 43.1634, 77.9619) |
| Luminance | 0.4316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.97
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.12
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.20
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.62
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 9.04
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 9.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A3ADE2 #E2D8A3
analogous
#A3CDE2 #A3ADE2 #B9A3E2
triadic
#A3ADE2 #E2A3AD #ADE2A3
tetradic
#A3ADE2 #E2A3CD #E2D8A3 #A3E2B9
square
#A3ADE2 #E2A3CD #E2D8A3 #A3E2B9
split-complementary
#A3ADE2 #E2B9A3 #CDE2A3
monochromatic
#465AC5 #7484D3 #A3ADE2 #D2D6F1 #E8EAF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#A3ADE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#A3ADE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A3ADE2
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A3ADE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A3ADE2 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB2E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99ADE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93B7BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a3ade2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 173, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.077 276.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfc5eb',
500: '#a3ade2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a3ade2; $custom-light: #bfc5eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a3ade2",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 173,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.476,
"s": 52.066,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75872,
"c": 0.07702,
"h": 276.1
},
"luminance": 0.43165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A3ADE2
secondary
#EFECDC
accent
#A726BF
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121216
muted
#818184