Information about #A3B5DC color

#A3B5DC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A3B5DC falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(163, 181, 220) — 63.9% red, 71% green, 86.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 15 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #A3B5DC has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Comfort Zone (#A2B9D2). Slightly further away sit Bauhaus (#A9AED5) and Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4).

In RGB terms — rgb(163, 181, 220) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A3B5DC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A3B5DC color variations

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#A3B5DC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A3B5DC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A3B5DC
  • RGB163, 181, 220
  • CMYK22, 15, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(163, 181, 220)
  • HSL221°, 45%, 75%
  • HSL Precise221.053°, 44.882%, 75.098%
  • HSV221°, 26%, 86%
  • HSB221°, 26%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.710, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.710, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.710, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA3B5DC
  • DECIMAL ID10728924
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01