#A3BDCD#A3BDCD
#A3BDCD is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.036 H 235.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A3BDCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 189, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.5%, 7.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.19, -5.36, -10.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.19, 12.23, 244.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.4% -0.0209 -0.0298) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.4% 0.036 235) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3183, 48.5882, 64.7892) |
| Luminance | 0.4859 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 2.90
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.14
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.91
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.72
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.06
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A3BDCD #CDB3A3
analogous
#A3CDC8 #A3BDCD #A3A8CD
triadic
#A3BDCD #CDA3BD #BDCDA3
tetradic
#A3BDCD #C8A3CD #CDB3A3 #A8CDA3
square
#A3BDCD #C8A3CD #CDB3A3 #A8CDA3
split-complementary
#A3BDCD #CDA3A8 #CDC8A3
monochromatic
#56839F #7BA1B7 #A3BDCD #CBD9E3 #EBF1F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#A3BDCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.72
#A3BDCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A3BDCD
10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A3BDCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A3BDCD | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.72 | 10.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BCCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0B7CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97C1C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a3bdcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 189, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.036 235.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bed0dc',
500: '#a3bdcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a3bdcd; $custom-light: #bed0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a3bdcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 189,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.857,
"s": 29.577,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78403,
"c": 0.03641,
"h": 235
},
"luminance": 0.4859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A3BDCD
secondary
#EBE4E0
accent
#663DA8
background
#FBFCFD
surface
#F7F9FB
border
#D0D2D4
text
#121415
muted
#818283