#a5b6c3

Color #a5b6c3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.7 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b6c3

RGB

rgb(165, 182, 195)

HSL

hsl(206, 20%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206, 15.4%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 6.7%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(73.15, -3.15, -8.57)

LCH

lch(73.15, 9.13, 249.82)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0265, 240.63)

HWB

hwb(206, 64.7%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3b2a5

Analogous

#a5c3c1

#a5b6c3

#a5a7c3

Triadic

#a5b6c3

#c3a5b6

#b6c3a5

Split-complementary

#a5b6c3

#c3a5a7

#c3c1a5

Tetradic

#a5b6c3

#b2a5c3

#c3b2a5

#b6c3a5

Square

#a5b6c3

#c1a5c3

#c3b2a5

#a7c3a5

Shades

Color #a5b6c3 mixed toward black.

#8199ab

#607b90

#485c6c

#303e48

#181f24

Tints

Color #a5b6c3 mixed toward white.

#b4c2cd

#c3ced7

#d2dbe1

#e1e7eb

#f0f3f5

Tones

Color #a5b6c3 mixed toward gray.

#a8b6c1

#aab5be

#adb5bc

#afb5b9

#b2b4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc0 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#acaabf · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#a6bebd · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b6c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b6c3]

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

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Frequently asked questions

#a5b6c3 (#a5b6c3) is rgb(165, 182, 195) in RGB.

No, #a5b6c3 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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