What color is #A3ABF8?

#A3ABF8 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3ABF8?

The RGB value is 163, 171, 248: 163 red, 171 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3ABF8?

The complementary color is #F8F0A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3ABF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3ABF8 color

#A3ABF8 rgb(163, 171, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A3ABF8 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 67.1% green and 97.3% blue (163, 171, 248).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 86% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#A3ABF8 color codes

HEX	`#A3ABF8`
RGB	`rgb(163, 171, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 67.1%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 86%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 34%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 31%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.02, 14.88, -39.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.02, 41.93, 290.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.606, 43.688, 94.766)`
Decimal	`10726392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3ABF8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A3ABF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3ABF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A3ABF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3abf8; }
.text { color: #a3abf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3abf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 171 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3abf8, #c6a3f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A3ABF8?: #A3ABF8 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3ABF8?: The RGB value is 163, 171, 248: 163 red, 171 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3ABF8?: The complementary color is #F8F0A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3ABF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.