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#A3AFDC Color

#A3AFDC is rgb(163, 175, 220) in RGB, hsl(227, 45%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 20%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3AFDC
HEX#A3AFDC
RGBrgb(163, 175, 220)
HSLhsl(227, 45%, 75%)
HSVhsv(227, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 20%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.066 273.1)
LABlab(71.70% 3.14 -24.32)
LCHlch(71.70% 24.52 277.35)

What #A3AFDC 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 #A3AFDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 5.37Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 5.79Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.03Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 8.99Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 12.54Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 12.58

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

#A3AFDC Channel Values

How #A3AFDC 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 175 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 227° · S 45% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 227° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3AFDC 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3AFDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3AFDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3AFDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3AFDC
Complementary
#DCD0A3
Analogous
#A3CCDC
Analogous
#B3A3DC
Triadic
#DCA3AF
Triadic
#AFDCA3
Split comp.
#DCB3A3
Split comp.
#CCDCA3

Tints & Shades of #A3AFDC

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

#AEB9E0
#BCC5E6
#C8CFEA
#D3D9EE
#DEE2F2
#EDEFF8

Shades

#7E8FCE
#596FC0
#3F55A6
#30417E
#222E59
#141B34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3AFDC.

How #A3AFDC 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#A3AFDC
Protanopia#ADADDC
Protanomaly#A9AEDC
Deuteranopia#ABABDC
Deuteranomaly#A8ADDC
Tritanopia#9BB5B5
Tritanomaly#9FB3C6
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3AFDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3afdc: #A3AFDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3AFDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3afdc': '#A3AFDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.686, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_a3afdc">#A3AFDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3AFDC"

More Blue Colors

#A3AFDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A3AFDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3AFDC?

#A3AFDC is a light blue — rgb(163, 175, 220) in RGB and hsl(227, 45%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #A3AFDC?

#A3AFDC is rgb(163, 175, 220) — red 163, green 175, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3AFDC?

#A3AFDC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 20%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3AFDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3AFDC scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3AFDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3AFDC 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 12.58, which is visibly different.

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