#a3abce Color Information

#a3abce Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a3abce. In RGB, it consists of 63.9% Red, 67.1% Green, and 80.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 20.9% Cyan, 17% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 228.8°, with saturation of 30.5% and lightness of 72.4%. The decimal value for #a3abce is 10726350, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a3abce is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#a3abce Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color163, 171, 206 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color63.9%, 67.1%, 80.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.361, 0.329, 0.192 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.209, 0.17, 0, 0.192 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color228.8°, 30.5%, 72.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color228.8°, 20.9%, 80.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color40.808, 41.369, 64.227 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color163, 170, 206 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10726350 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.433, 4.642, -18.709 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.433, 19.276, 283.934 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.433, -6.141, -29.645 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.318, 0.695, -14.183 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.279, 0.283, 41.369 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288916430 / 0xffa3abce Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999cc Copy
Last Updated: November 22, 2024

Shades of #a3abce

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a3abce, its pure hue is 228.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 30.5%, and its lightness is 72.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a3abce, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #14151a to #8f96b4.

Tints of #a3abce

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a3abce, its pure hue is 228.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 30.5%, and its lightness is 72.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a3abce, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #afb6d4 to #f4f5f9.

Tones of #a3abce

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a3abce, its pure hue is 228.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 30.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a3abce, which range from #b9b9b9 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #728cff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a3abce

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a3abce! For #a3abce, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a3abce. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a3abce

This color, #a3abce, consists of 63.9% Red, 67.1% Green, and 80.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 163, Green = 171, Blue = 206. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a3abce is 20.9% Cyan, 17% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R63.9%
C20.9%
G67.1%
M17.0%
B80.8%
Y0.0%
K19.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 163 171 206
Octal 243 253 316
Hexa #a3 #ab #ce
Binary 10100011 10101011 11001110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 20 16 0 19
Octal 24 20 0 23
Hexa #14 #10 #00 #13
Binary 00010100 00010000 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #a3abce

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a3abce — which has hue 228.8° — its analogous colors are located at 198.8° and 258.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a3abce.

Triadic Colors of #a3abce

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a3abce — which has hue 228.8° — its triadic colors are located at 108.8° and 348.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a3abce.

Complementary Color of #a3abce

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a3abce — which has hue 228.8° — its complementary color is located at 48.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a3abce.

Split Complementary Colors of #a3abce

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a3abce — which has hue 228.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 18.8° and 228.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a3abce.

Tetradic Colors of #a3abce

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a3abce — which has hue 228.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 138.8°, 228.8°, 318.8°, and 48.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a3abce.

Monochromatic Colors of #a3abce

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a3abce, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #858ba5 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ccd2ec (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a3abce

We want to make getting started with #a3abce on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a3abce into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a3abce can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a3abce with other HTML elements.

#a3abce Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a3abce.
<span style="color: #a3abce;">The color of this text is #a3abce.</span>

#a3abce Background Color

The background color for this text is #a3abce.
<div style="background-color: #a3abce; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a3abce.</div>

#a3abce Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a3abce.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a3abce;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a3abce.</span>

#a3abce Border Color

This is a div with border color #a3abce.
<div style="border: #a3abce 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a3abce.</div>

#a3abce Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a3abce on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a3abce; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a3abce on a white background.</div></div>

#a3abce Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a3abce on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a3abce; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a3abce on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a3abce to White

This is a gradient from #a3abce to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a3abce,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a3abce,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a3abce,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a3abce,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a3abce to white.</div>

Gradient from #a3abce to Black

This is a gradient from #a3abce to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a3abce,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a3abce,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a3abce,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a3abce,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a3abce to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a3abce

In addition to using #a3abce on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a3abce in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a3abce, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 163, Green = 171, Blue = 206). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a3abce in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a3abce
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(163, 171, 206)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a3abce; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a3abce; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a3abce; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(163, 171, 206);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a3abce")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:163, green:171, blue:206, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:163 green:171 blue:206 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(163f, 171f, 206f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(163, 171, 206);
 

#a3abce Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a3abce the same way. For those with color blindness, #a3abce might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a3abce looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a3abce is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a3abce looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a3abce will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a3abce is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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