#a5bef2

Color #a5bef2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.21 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a5bef2

RGB

rgb(165, 190, 242)

HSL

hsl(220.5, 74.8%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.5, 31.8%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.8%, 21.5%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(76.82, 3.41, -28.52)

LCH

lch(76.82, 28.72, 276.82)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.079, 264.63)

HWB

hwb(220.5, 64.7%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2d9a5

Analogous

#a5e5f2

#a5bef2

#b2a5f2

Triadic

#a5bef2

#f2a5be

#bef2a5

Split-complementary

#a5bef2

#f2b2a5

#e5f2a5

Tetradic

#a5bef2

#d9a5f2

#f2d9a5

#bef2a5

Square

#a5bef2

#f2a5e5

#f2d9a5

#a5f2b2

Shades

Color #a5bef2 mixed toward black.

#6a93e9

#2e68e1

#1a4bb2

#113277

#09193b

Tints

Color #a5bef2 mixed toward white.

#b4c9f4

#c3d4f6

#d2dff9

#e1e9fb

#f0f4fd

Tones

Color #a5bef2 mixed toward gray.

#abc0ec

#b2c2e5

#b8c5df

#bfc7d8

#c5c9d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b1e7 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#afade4 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#a6dddb · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5bef2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5bef2]

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

#a5bef2 (#a5bef2) is rgb(165, 190, 242) in RGB.

No, #a5bef2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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