#a5a9ca

Color #a5a9ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.07 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a9ca

RGB

rgb(165, 169, 202)

HSL

hsl(233.5, 25.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.5, 18.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 16.3%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(69.92, 5.47, -17.26)

LCH

lch(69.92, 18.11, 287.58)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0477, 279.78)

HWB

hwb(233.5, 64.7%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cac6a5

Analogous

#a5bcca

#a5a9ca

#b4a5ca

Triadic

#a5a9ca

#caa5a9

#a9caa5

Split-complementary

#a5a9ca

#cab4a5

#bccaa5

Tetradic

#a5a9ca

#c6a5ca

#cac6a5

#a9caa5

Square

#a5a9ca

#caa5bc

#cac6a5

#a5cab4

Shades

Color #a5a9ca mixed toward black.

#7f84b3

#5b629a

#444974

#2d314d

#171827

Tints

Color #a5a9ca mixed toward white.

#b4b7d3

#c3c6dc

#d2d4e5

#e1e2ed

#f0f1f6

Tones

Color #a5a9ca mixed toward gray.

#a8acc7

#abaec4

#aeb0c1

#b1b3be

#b5b5bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c3 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a6c1 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#a5bdbb · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a9ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a9ca]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a5a9ca (#a5a9ca) is rgb(165, 169, 202) in RGB.

No, #a5a9ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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