#A3BBDD#A3BBDD
#A3BBDD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.055 H 257.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A3BBDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 187, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 46%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 26%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.2%, 15.4%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.17, -0.62, -19.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.17, 19.72, 268.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.55% -0.0124 -0.0539) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.55% 0.055 257.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9221, 48.5461, 75.3434) |
| Luminance | 0.4855 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.40
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.04
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.69
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.09
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.11
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A3BBDD #DDC5A3
analogous
#A3D8DD #A3BBDD #A8A3DD
triadic
#A3BBDD #DDA3BB #BBDDA3
tetradic
#A3BBDD #DDA3D8 #DDC5A3 #A3DDA8
square
#A3BBDD #DDA3D8 #DDC5A3 #A3DDA8
split-complementary
#A3BBDD #DDA8A3 #D8DDA3
monochromatic
#4A79BC #769ACC #A3BBDD #D0DCEE #E9EEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#A3BBDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.71
#A3BBDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A3BBDD
10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A3BBDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A3BBDD | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.71 | 10.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFBCDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B7DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93C2C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a3bbdd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 187, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.055 257.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfcfe7',
500: '#a3bbdd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a3bbdd; $custom-light: #bfcfe7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a3bbdd",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 187,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.172,
"s": 46.032,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78551,
"c": 0.05534,
"h": 257.1
},
"luminance": 0.48548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A3BBDD
secondary
#EEE7DD
accent
#7F2CB9
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F9FC
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284