#a5b5d0

Color #a5b5d0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.39 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b5d0

RGB

rgb(165, 181, 208)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 31.4%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 20.7%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 13%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(73.29, 0.24, -15.47)

LCH

lch(73.29, 15.47, 270.89)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0426, 260.96)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 64.7%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0c0a5

Analogous

#a5cad0

#a5b5d0

#aaa5d0

Triadic

#a5b5d0

#d0a5b5

#b5d0a5

Split-complementary

#a5b5d0

#d0aaa5

#cad0a5

Tetradic

#a5b5d0

#c0a5d0

#d0c0a5

#b5d0a5

Square

#a5b5d0

#d0a5ca

#d0c0a5

#a5d0aa

Shades

Color #a5b5d0 mixed toward black.

#7c93bb

#5572a3

#40567a

#2b3952

#151d29

Tints

Color #a5b5d0 mixed toward white.

#b4c1d8

#c3cee0

#d2dae7

#e1e6ef

#f0f3f7

Tones

Color #a5b5d0 mixed toward gray.

#a8b6cc

#acb7c9

#b0b8c5

#b3b9c2

#b7b9be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacca · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#abaac8 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#a6c5c4 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b5d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b5d0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5b5d0 (#a5b5d0) is rgb(165, 181, 208) in RGB.

No, #a5b5d0 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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