#a5b9e4

Color #a5b9e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.02 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b9e4

RGB

rgb(165, 185, 228)

HSL

hsl(221, 53.8%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221, 27.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.6%, 18.9%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(75.01, 2.72, -23.73)

LCH

lch(75.01, 23.89, 276.54)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0654, 265.35)

HWB

hwb(221, 64.7%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4d0a5

Analogous

#a5d9e4

#a5b9e4

#b1a5e4

Triadic

#a5b9e4

#e4a5b9

#b9e4a5

Split-complementary

#a5b9e4

#e4b1a5

#d9e4a5

Tetradic

#a5b9e4

#d0a5e4

#e4d0a5

#b9e4a5

Square

#a5b9e4

#e4a5d9

#e4d0a5

#a5e4b1

Shades

Color #a5b9e4 mixed toward black.

#7392d5

#406bc6

#2d4f97

#1e3565

#0f1a32

Tints

Color #a5b9e4 mixed toward white.

#b4c5e9

#c3d0ed

#d2dcf2

#e1e8f6

#f0f3fb

Tones

Color #a5b9e4 mixed toward gray.

#aabbdf

#b0bdda

#b5bfd4

#bac1cf

#bfc3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaedb · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#adabd8 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#a6d3d1 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b9e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b9e4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5b9e4 (#a5b9e4) is rgb(165, 185, 228) in RGB.

No, #a5b9e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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