#a2a5b1

Color #a2a5b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.82 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a2a5b1

RGB

rgb(162, 165, 177)

HSL

hsl(228, 8.8%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 8.5%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 6.8%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(67.85, 1.32, -6.55)

LCH

lch(67.85, 6.68, 281.39)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0177, 274.87)

HWB

hwb(228, 63.5%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1aea2

Analogous

#a2adb1

#a2a5b1

#a7a2b1

Triadic

#a2a5b1

#b1a2a5

#a5b1a2

Split-complementary

#a2a5b1

#b1a7a2

#adb1a2

Tetradic

#a2a5b1

#aea2b1

#b1aea2

#a5b1a2

Square

#a2a5b1

#b1a2ad

#b1aea2

#a2b1a7

Shades

Color #a2a5b1 mixed toward black.

#838797

#676b7b

#4d505c

#34363d

#1a1b1f

Tints

Color #a2a5b1 mixed toward white.

#b2b4be

#c1c3cb

#d1d2d8

#e0e1e5

#f0f0f2

Tones

Color #a2a5b1 mixed toward gray.

#a3a6b0

#a5a7af

#a6a7ad

#a7a8ac

#a8a9ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3ae · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#a3a3ae · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#a2acab · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2a5b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2a5b1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a2a5b1 (#a2a5b1) is rgb(162, 165, 177) in RGB.

No, #a2a5b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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