#a5b7c4

Color #a5b7c4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.52 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b7c4

RGB

rgb(165, 183, 196)

HSL

hsl(205.2, 20.8%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.2, 15.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 6.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(73.45, -3.48, -8.67)

LCH

lch(73.45, 9.34, 248.13)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0273, 239.11)

HWB

hwb(205.2, 64.7%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4b2a5

Analogous

#a5c4c2

#a5b7c4

#a5a8c4

Triadic

#a5b7c4

#c4a5b7

#b7c4a5

Split-complementary

#a5b7c4

#c4a5a8

#c4c2a5

Tetradic

#a5b7c4

#b2a5c4

#c4b2a5

#b7c4a5

Square

#a5b7c4

#c2a5c4

#c4b2a5

#a8c4a5

Shades

Color #a5b7c4 mixed toward black.

#819aac

#5f7c91

#475d6d

#303e49

#181f24

Tints

Color #a5b7c4 mixed toward white.

#b4c3ce

#c3cfd8

#d2dbe2

#e1e7eb

#f0f3f5

Tones

Color #a5b7c4 mixed toward gray.

#a8b7c1

#aab6bf

#adb6bc

#afb5ba

#b2b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc1 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#acabc0 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#a6bfbe · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b7c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b7c4]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#a5b7c4 (#a5b7c4) is rgb(165, 183, 196) in RGB.

No, #a5b7c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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