#a5a0c2

Color #a5a0c2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a0c2

RGB

rgb(165, 160, 194)

HSL

hsl(248.8, 21.8%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.8, 17.5%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 17.5%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(67.3, 8.7, -16.79)

LCH

lch(67.3, 18.91, 297.39)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0491, 291.87)

HWB

hwb(248.8, 62.7%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc2a0

Analogous

#a0acc2

#a5a0c2

#b6a0c2

Triadic

#a5a0c2

#c2a5a0

#a0c2a5

Split-complementary

#a5a0c2

#c2b6a0

#acc2a0

Tetradic

#a5a0c2

#c2a0bd

#bdc2a0

#a0c2a5

Square

#a5a0c2

#c2a0ac

#bdc2a0

#a0c2b6

Shades

Color #a5a0c2 mixed toward black.

#837cab

#645c90

#4b456c

#322e48

#191724

Tints

Color #a5a0c2 mixed toward white.

#b4b0cc

#c3c0d6

#d2cfe0

#e1dfeb

#f0eff5

Tones

Color #a5a0c2 mixed toward gray.

#a7a3bf

#a9a6bc

#aba8b9

#adabb7

#afaeb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3bb · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#a3a4b9 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a5b4b3 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 14.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a0c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a0c2]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5a0c2 (#a5a0c2) is rgb(165, 160, 194) in RGB.

No, #a5a0c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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