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#A3BBCD closest to Gentle Sky

#A3BBCD is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Gentle Sky. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 73.3% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(163, 187, 205)). Its HSL value is 206° hue, 30% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #A3BBCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.55:1.

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Variations of #A3BBCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A3BBCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A3BBCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A3BBCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEB6CD
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4BACE
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFBACE
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEB6CD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABB8CD
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #98BFC1
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9FBDC7
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3B9BD

#A3BBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.99:1 Very poor#A3BBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.55:1 Very good#A3BBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A3BBCD in CSS

/* Gentle Sky */
.color { color: #A3BBCD; }
.background { background-color: #A3BBCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A3BBCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(163 187 205);
color: hsl(206 30% 72%);
color: oklch(0.780 0.037 240.4);

#A3BBCD FAQ

What color is #A3BBCD?

#A3BBCD is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A3BBCD?

#A3BBCD is rgb(163, 187, 205) in RGB, hsl(206, 30%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 9%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A3BBCD?

The complementary color of #A3BBCD is #CDB5A3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A3BBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #A3BBCD: 10.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A3BBCD a warm or cool color?

#A3BBCD is a cool color.