Information about #A3B6C9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A3B6C9 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(163, 182, 201) — 63.9% red, 71.4% green, 78.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 7 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A3B6C9 reads as a moderately toned steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Shinto (#A6B5C6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Icebreaker (#A9B7C9) and Frozen (#9DB6C6).

In RGB terms — rgb(163, 182, 201) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A3B6C9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. No one has named #A3B6C9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A3B6C9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A3B6C9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A3B6C9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A3B6C9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A3B6C9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A3B6C9 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Lilac

#C8A2C8

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Nearest named colors to #A3B6C9

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

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Lilac Scent Soft Blue color link
Lilac Scent Soft Blue

#9EABD0

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

#A3B6C9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A3B6C9
  • RGB163, 182, 201
  • CMYK15, 7, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(163, 182, 201)
  • HSL210°, 26%, 71%
  • HSL Precise210°, 26.027%, 71.373%
  • HSV210°, 19%, 79%
  • HSB210°, 19%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.714, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.714, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.714, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA3B6C9
  • DECIMAL ID10729161
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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