#a5a3bd

Color #a5a3bd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a3bd

RGB

rgb(165, 163, 189)

HSL

hsl(244.6, 16.5%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.6, 13.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 13.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(67.92, 5.95, -13.08)

LCH

lch(67.92, 14.37, 294.46)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0374, 288.87)

HWB

hwb(244.6, 63.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbda3

Analogous

#a3aebd

#a5a3bd

#b2a3bd

Triadic

#a5a3bd

#bda5a3

#a3bda5

Split-complementary

#a5a3bd

#bdb2a3

#aebda3

Tetradic

#a5a3bd

#bda3bb

#bbbda3

#a3bda5

Square

#a5a3bd

#bda3ae

#bbbda3

#a3bdb2

Shades

Color #a5a3bd mixed toward black.

#8381a5

#656289

#4c4966

#323144

#191822

Tints

Color #a5a3bd mixed toward white.

#b4b2c8

#c3c2d3

#d2d1de

#e1e0e9

#f0f0f4

Tones

Color #a5a3bd mixed toward gray.

#a7a5bb

#a9a7b9

#aaa9b6

#acacb4

#aeaeb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b7 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a4b6 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#a5b2b1 · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a3bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a3bd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5a3bd (#a5a3bd) is rgb(165, 163, 189) in RGB.

No, #a5a3bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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