#a5bde3

Color #a5bde3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a5bde3

RGB

rgb(165, 189, 227)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 52.5%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 27.3%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.3%, 16.7%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(76.03, 0.31, -21.64)

LCH

lch(76.03, 21.64, 270.82)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0603, 259.49)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 64.7%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3cba5

Analogous

#a5dce3

#a5bde3

#aca5e3

Triadic

#a5bde3

#e3a5bd

#bde3a5

Split-complementary

#a5bde3

#e3aca5

#dce3a5

Tetradic

#a5bde3

#cba5e3

#e3cba5

#bde3a5

Square

#a5bde3

#e3a5dc

#e3cba5

#a5e3ac

Shades

Color #a5bde3 mixed toward black.

#7399d3

#4174c4

#2f5696

#1f3a64

#101d32

Tints

Color #a5bde3 mixed toward white.

#b4c8e8

#c3d3ec

#d2def1

#e1e9f6

#f0f4fa

Tones

Color #a5bde3 mixed toward gray.

#aabede

#afbfd9

#b5c1d4

#bac2ce

#bfc3c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0db · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#afadd9 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#a6d4d2 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5bde3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5bde3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a5bde3 (#a5bde3) is rgb(165, 189, 227) in RGB.

No, #a5bde3 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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