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#A3AEDC Color

#A3AEDC is rgb(163, 174, 220) in RGB, hsl(228, 45%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3AEDC
HEX#A3AEDC
RGBrgb(163, 174, 220)
HSLhsl(228, 45%, 75%)
HSVhsv(228, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.067 274.2)
LABlab(71.44% 3.65 -24.72)
LCHlch(71.44% 24.98 278.40)

What #A3AEDC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A3AEDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 5.3Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 5.87Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.39Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 9Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 12.58Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 12.59

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A3AEDC Channel Values

How #A3AEDC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 163 · G 174 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 228° · S 45% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 228° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3AEDC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3AEDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3AEDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3AEDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3AEDC
Complementary
#DCD0A3
Analogous
#A3CBDC
Analogous
#B4A3DC
Triadic
#DCA3AE
Triadic
#AEDCA3
Split comp.
#DCB4A3
Split comp.
#CBDCA3

Tints & Shades of #A3AEDC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AEB8E0
#BCC5E6
#C8CEEA
#D3D8EE
#DEE2F2
#EDEFF8

Shades

#7E8ECE
#596DC0
#3F54A6
#303F7E
#222D59
#141A34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3AEDC.

How #A3AEDC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A3AEDC
Protanopia#ACACDC
Protanomaly#A9ADDC
Deuteranopia#AAAADC
Deuteranomaly#A8ACDC
Tritanopia#9BB5B5
Tritanomaly#9EB2C6
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3AEDC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a3aedc: #A3AEDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3AEDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3aedc': '#A3AEDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.682, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_a3aedc">#A3AEDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3AEDC"

More Blue Colors

#A3AEDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A3AEDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3AEDC?

#A3AEDC is a light blue — rgb(163, 174, 220) in RGB and hsl(228, 45%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #A3AEDC?

#A3AEDC is rgb(163, 174, 220) — red 163, green 174, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3AEDC?

#A3AEDC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3AEDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3AEDC scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3AEDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3AEDC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.25, which is visibly different.

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