#A3BCDE#A3BCDE
#A3BCDE is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.490; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.056 H 256.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A3BCDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 188, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 47%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 27%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.6%, 15.3%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.47, -0.93, -19.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.47, 19.82, 267.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.8% -0.0134 -0.0542) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.8% 0.056 256.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2686, 49.0253, 76.1181) |
| Luminance | 0.4903 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.27
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.85
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.57
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.84
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.98
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A3BCDE #DEC5A3
analogous
#A3D9DE #A3BCDE #A7A3DE
triadic
#A3BCDE #DEA3BC #BCDEA3
tetradic
#A3BCDE #DEA3D9 #DEC5A3 #A3DEA7
square
#A3BCDE #DEA3D9 #DEC5A3 #A3DEA7
split-complementary
#A3BCDE #DEA7A3 #D9DEA3
monochromatic
#497ABE #769BCE #A3BCDE #D0DDEE #E8EFF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#A3BCDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.81
#A3BCDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A3BCDE
10.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A3BCDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A3BCDE | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.81 | 10.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0BDE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB7DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93C3C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a3bcde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 188, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.056 256.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfd0e8',
500: '#a3bcde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a3bcde; $custom-light: #bfd0e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a3bcde",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 188,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.576,
"s": 47.2,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78797,
"c": 0.05582,
"h": 256.2
},
"luminance": 0.49027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A3BCDE
secondary
#EEE7DD
accent
#7E2BBA
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F9FC
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284