What color is #A3BEE6?

#A3BEE6 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3BEE6?

The RGB value is 163, 190, 230: 163 red, 190 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BEE6?

The complementary color is #E6CBA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BEE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BEE6 color

#A3BEE6 rgb(163, 190, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A3BEE6 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 74.5% green and 90.2% blue (163, 190, 230).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 57% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sky High (#A7C2EB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#A3BEE6 color codes

HEX	`#A3BEE6`
RGB	`rgb(163, 190, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 74.5%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 57%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 29%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 17%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.27, -0.1, -22.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.27, 22.91, 269.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.797, 50.325, 82.043)`
Decimal	`10731238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BEE6, 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 #A3BEE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BEE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #A3BEE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3bee6; }
.text { color: #a3bee6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3bee6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 190 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3bee6, #aaa3e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3BEE6?: #A3BEE6 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3BEE6?: The RGB value is 163, 190, 230: 163 red, 190 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BEE6?: The complementary color is #E6CBA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BEE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.