#a5b8c8

Color #a5b8c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b8c8

RGB

rgb(165, 184, 200)

HSL

hsl(207.4, 24.1%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.4, 17.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.5%, 8%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(73.84, -3.15, -10.28)

LCH

lch(73.84, 10.75, 252.96)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0311, 243.43)

HWB

hwb(207.4, 64.7%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8b5a5

Analogous

#a5c8c7

#a5b8c8

#a5a7c8

Triadic

#a5b8c8

#c8a5b8

#b8c8a5

Split-complementary

#a5b8c8

#c8a5a7

#c8c7a5

Tetradic

#a5b8c8

#b5a5c8

#c8b5a5

#b8c8a5

Square

#a5b8c8

#c7a5c8

#c8b5a5

#a7c8a5

Shades

Color #a5b8c8 mixed toward black.

#7f9ab1

#5c7c97

#455d71

#2e3e4c

#171f26

Tints

Color #a5b8c8 mixed toward white.

#b4c4d1

#c3d0da

#d2dce4

#e1e7ed

#f0f3f6

Tones

Color #a5b8c8 mixed toward gray.

#a8b8c5

#abb8c2

#aeb7bf

#b1b7bc

#b4b7b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaec4 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#acabc3 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#a6c1c1 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b8c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b8c8]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a5b8c8 (#a5b8c8) is rgb(165, 184, 200) in RGB.

No, #a5b8c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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