#a5a2c9

Color #a5a2c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.33 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a2c9

RGB

rgb(165, 162, 201)

HSL

hsl(244.6, 26.5%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.6, 19.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 19.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(68.06, 9.14, -19.52)

LCH

lch(68.06, 21.55, 295.09)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0561, 288.5)

HWB

hwb(244.6, 63.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c9a2

Analogous

#a2b3c9

#a5a2c9

#b9a2c9

Triadic

#a5a2c9

#c9a5a2

#a2c9a5

Split-complementary

#a5a2c9

#c9b9a2

#b3c9a2

Tetradic

#a5a2c9

#c9a2c6

#c6c9a2

#a2c9a5

Square

#a5a2c9

#c9a2b3

#c6c9a2

#a2c9b9

Shades

Color #a5a2c9 mixed toward black.

#807cb3

#5e5999

#464373

#2f2c4d

#171626

Tints

Color #a5a2c9 mixed toward white.

#b4b2d2

#c3c1db

#d2d1e4

#e1e0ed

#f0f0f6

Tones

Color #a5a2c9 mixed toward gray.

#a8a5c6

#aba9c3

#adacbf

#b0afbc

#b3b2b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4c0 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a4be · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#a5b9b8 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a2c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a2c9]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5a2c9 (#a5a2c9) is rgb(165, 162, 201) in RGB.

No, #a5a2c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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