Palettes / Colors / #A3A4CD

#A3A4CD — Light Dusty Blue

#A3A4CD is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#A3A4CD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CDCCA2; it also sits naturally between #A2B8CD and #B7A2CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 64% · Blue 80%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A3A4CD

.text { color: #A3A4CD; }
.background { background-color: #A3A4CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3A4CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 164, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 30%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3A4CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 164, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3A4CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 164, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A3A4CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3A4CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCCA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A3A4CD: #000000.

How #A3A4CD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A3A4CD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A3A4CC  ·  #A3A4CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A3A4CD?

#A3A4CD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 163, 164, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A3A4CD?

#A3A4CD is RGB 163, 164, 205 — HSL 239°, 30%, 72% — CMYK 20%, 20%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #A3A4CD?

Its complement is #CDCCA2; analogous partners are #A2B8CD and #B7A2CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A3A4CD for text?

Black text on #A3A4CD has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.