Information about #A3B7DB color

#A3B7DB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A3B7DB falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(163, 183, 219) — 63.9% red, 71.8% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 14 / 0 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A3B7DB is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Comfort Zone (#A2B9D2). Slightly further away sit Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4) and Bauhaus (#A9AED5).

In RGB terms — rgb(163, 183, 219) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A3B7DB: 10.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A3B7DB color variations

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#A3B7DB 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 #A3B7DB

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

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A3B7DB
  • RGB163, 183, 219
  • CMYK22, 14, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(163, 183, 219)
  • HSL219°, 44%, 75%
  • HSL Precise218.571°, 43.75%, 74.902%
  • HSV219°, 26%, 86%
  • HSB219°, 26%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.718, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.718, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.718, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA3B7DB
  • DECIMAL ID10729435
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01