#a5a8c5

Color #a5a8c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.9 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a8c5

RGB

rgb(165, 168, 197)

HSL

hsl(234.4, 21.6%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.4, 16.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.2%, 14.7%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(69.49, 4.92, -15.14)

LCH

lch(69.49, 15.92, 288)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0418, 280.61)

HWB

hwb(234.4, 64.7%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c2a5

Analogous

#a5b8c5

#a5a8c5

#b2a5c5

Triadic

#a5a8c5

#c5a5a8

#a8c5a5

Split-complementary

#a5a8c5

#c5b2a5

#b8c5a5

Tetradic

#a5a8c5

#c2a5c5

#c5c2a5

#a8c5a5

Square

#a5a8c5

#c5a5b8

#c5c2a5

#a5c5b2

Shades

Color #a5a8c5 mixed toward black.

#8085ad

#5f6393

#474b6e

#2f3249

#181925

Tints

Color #a5a8c5 mixed toward white.

#b4b7cf

#c3c5d8

#d2d4e2

#e1e2ec

#f0f1f5

Tones

Color #a5a8c5 mixed toward gray.

#a8aac2

#aaacc0

#adafbd

#b0b1ba

#b2b3b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6bf · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a6bd · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#a5b9b8 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a8c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a8c5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a5a8c5 (#a5a8c5) is rgb(165, 168, 197) in RGB.

No, #a5a8c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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