#a5a8ca

Color #a5a8ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.68 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a8ca

RGB

rgb(165, 168, 202)

HSL

hsl(235.1, 25.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.1, 18.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 16.8%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(69.66, 6.02, -17.65)

LCH

lch(69.66, 18.65, 288.83)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.049, 281.17)

HWB

hwb(235.1, 64.7%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cac7a5

Analogous

#a5bbca

#a5a8ca

#b5a5ca

Triadic

#a5a8ca

#caa5a8

#a8caa5

Split-complementary

#a5a8ca

#cab5a5

#bbcaa5

Tetradic

#a5a8ca

#c7a5ca

#cac7a5

#a8caa5

Square

#a5a8ca

#caa5bb

#cac7a5

#a5cab5

Shades

Color #a5a8ca mixed toward black.

#7f83b3

#5b609a

#444874

#2d304d

#171827

Tints

Color #a5a8ca mixed toward white.

#b4b7d3

#c3c5dc

#d2d4e5

#e1e2ed

#f0f1f6

Tones

Color #a5a8ca mixed toward gray.

#a8abc7

#abadc4

#aeb0c1

#b1b2be

#b5b5bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6c2 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a6c1 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#a5bcbb · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a8ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a8ca]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a5a8ca (#a5a8ca) is rgb(165, 168, 202) in RGB.

No, #a5a8ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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