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#A3AFFA Color

#A3AFFA is rgb(163, 175, 250) in RGB, hsl(232, 90%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 30%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3AFFA
HEX#A3AFFA
RGBrgb(163, 175, 250)
HSLhsl(232, 90%, 81%)
HSVhsv(232, 35%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 30%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.108 276.6)
LABlab(72.68% 8.90 -39.05)
LCHlch(72.68% 40.05 282.83)

What #A3AFFA 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 #A3AFFA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#A3AFFA Channel Values

How #A3AFFA 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 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 90% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 35% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3AFFA 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A3AFFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3AFFA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #A3AFFA

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

Shades

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How #A3AFFA 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#A3AFFA
Protanopia#ADADFA
Protanomaly#A9AEFA
Deuteranopia#ABABFA
Deuteranomaly#A8ADFA
Tritanopia#95BBBB
Tritanomaly#9BB6D7
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

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Using #A3AFFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3affa: #A3AFFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3AFFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3affa': '#A3AFFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.686, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_a3affa">#A3AFFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3AFFA"

More Blue Colors

#A3AFFA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A3AFFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3AFFA?

#A3AFFA is a lightest blue — rgb(163, 175, 250) in RGB and hsl(232, 90%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.43.

What is the RGB value of #A3AFFA?

#A3AFFA is rgb(163, 175, 250) — red 163, green 175, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3AFFA?

#A3AFFA converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 30%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3AFFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3AFFA scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3AFFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3AFFA 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 17.01, which is visibly different.

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