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#A3BCFE closest to Pastel Blue

#A3BCFE is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Pastel Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 73.7% green and 99.6% blue (rgb(163, 188, 254)). Its HSL value is 224° hue, 98% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 36% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #A3BCFE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.18:1.

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Variations of #A3BCFE

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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#A3BCFE 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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#A3BCFE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A3BCFE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9EB9FC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6C1FF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5BFFF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9EB9FC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A0BBFD
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #87C9D3
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9AC2EC
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7BDD0

#A3BCFE contrast checker

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1.88:1 Very poor#A3BCFE text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.18:1 Very good#A3BCFE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A3BCFE in CSS

/* Pastel Blue */
.color { color: #A3BCFE; }
.background { background-color: #A3BCFE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A3BCFE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(163 188 254);
color: hsl(224 98% 82%);
color: oklch(0.801 0.098 268.2);

#A3BCFE FAQ

What color is #A3BCFE?

#A3BCFE is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Pastel Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A3BCFE?

#A3BCFE is rgb(163, 188, 254) in RGB, hsl(224, 98%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(36%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A3BCFE?

The complementary color of #A3BCFE is #FEE5A3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A3BCFE?

Black text has the best contrast on #A3BCFE: 11.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A3BCFE a warm or cool color?

#A3BCFE is a cool color.