#a5abc5

Color #a5abc5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.43 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a5abc5

RGB

rgb(165, 171, 197)

HSL

hsl(228.8, 21.6%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.8, 16.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.2%, 13.2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(70.28, 3.26, -13.95)

LCH

lch(70.28, 14.33, 283.15)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.038, 275.14)

HWB

hwb(228.8, 64.7%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5bfa5

Analogous

#a5bbc5

#a5abc5

#afa5c5

Triadic

#a5abc5

#c5a5ab

#abc5a5

Split-complementary

#a5abc5

#c5afa5

#bbc5a5

Tetradic

#a5abc5

#bfa5c5

#c5bfa5

#abc5a5

Square

#a5abc5

#c5a5bb

#c5bfa5

#a5c5af

Shades

Color #a5abc5 mixed toward black.

#8089ad

#5f6893

#474e6e

#2f3449

#181a25

Tints

Color #a5abc5 mixed toward white.

#b4b9cf

#c3c7d8

#d2d5e2

#e1e3ec

#f0f1f5

Tones

Color #a5abc5 mixed toward gray.

#a8adc2

#aaaec0

#adb0bd

#b0b2ba

#b2b3b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8bf · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a7a7be · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#a5bab9 · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5abc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5abc5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a5abc5 (#a5abc5) is rgb(165, 171, 197) in RGB.

No, #a5abc5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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