#a5c3ec

Color #a5c3ec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.43 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a5c3ec

RGB

rgb(165, 195, 236)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 65.1%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 30.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.1%, 17.4%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(77.92, -0.77, -23.61)

LCH

lch(77.92, 23.62, 268.13)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.0668, 256.32)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 64.7%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eccea5

Analogous

#a5e7ec

#a5c3ec

#aaa5ec

Triadic

#a5c3ec

#eca5c3

#c3eca5

Split-complementary

#a5c3ec

#ecaaa5

#e7eca5

Tetradic

#a5c3ec

#cea5ec

#eccea5

#c3eca5

Square

#a5c3ec

#eca5e7

#eccea5

#a5ecaa

Shades

Color #a5c3ec mixed toward black.

#6e9ee0

#377ad5

#235aa5

#173c6e

#0c1e37

Tints

Color #a5c3ec mixed toward white.

#b4cdef

#c3d7f2

#d2e1f5

#e1ebf9

#f0f5fc

Tones

Color #a5c3ec mixed toward gray.

#abc4e6

#b1c5e0

#b7c6da

#bdc7d4

#c3c8ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3e3 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#b1afe1 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#a7dbda · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5c3ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5c3ec]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5c3ec (#a5c3ec) is rgb(165, 195, 236) in RGB.

No, #a5c3ec 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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