#a5b2c6

Color #a5b2c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b2c6

RGB

rgb(165, 178, 198)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 22.4%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 16.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 10.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(72.17, -0.34, -11.67)

LCH

lch(72.17, 11.67, 268.33)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0322, 258.9)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 64.7%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6b9a5

Analogous

#a5c3c6

#a5b2c6

#a9a5c6

Triadic

#a5b2c6

#c6a5b2

#b2c6a5

Split-complementary

#a5b2c6

#c6a9a5

#c3c6a5

Tetradic

#a5b2c6

#b9a5c6

#c6b9a5

#b2c6a5

Square

#a5b2c6

#c6a5c3

#c6b9a5

#a5c6a9

Shades

Color #a5b2c6 mixed toward black.

#8092af

#5e7394

#46566f

#2f3a4a

#171d25

Tints

Color #a5b2c6 mixed toward white.

#b4bfd0

#c3ccd9

#d2d9e3

#e1e5ec

#f0f2f6

Tones

Color #a5b2c6 mixed toward gray.

#a8b3c3

#abb3c1

#adb4be

#b0b4bb

#b3b5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc1 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#aaa9c0 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a6bebd · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b2c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b2c6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5b2c6 (#a5b2c6) is rgb(165, 178, 198) in RGB.

No, #a5b2c6 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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