#a5a3cb

Color #a5a3cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.22 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a3cb

RGB

rgb(165, 163, 203)

HSL

hsl(243, 27.8%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243, 19.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 19.7%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(68.39, 9.03, -20.13)

LCH

lch(68.39, 22.06, 294.16)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0576, 287.18)

HWB

hwb(243, 63.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9cba3

Analogous

#a3b5cb

#a5a3cb

#b9a3cb

Triadic

#a5a3cb

#cba5a3

#a3cba5

Split-complementary

#a5a3cb

#cbb9a3

#b5cba3

Tetradic

#a5a3cb

#cba3c9

#c9cba3

#a3cba5

Square

#a5a3cb

#cba3b5

#c9cba3

#a3cbb9

Shades

Color #a5a3cb mixed toward black.

#7f7cb5

#5c589c

#454275

#2e2c4e

#171627

Tints

Color #a5a3cb mixed toward white.

#b4b2d4

#c3c2dc

#d2d1e5

#e1e0ee

#f0f0f6

Tones

Color #a5a3cb mixed toward gray.

#a8a6c8

#abaac4

#aeadc1

#b1b0be

#b4b4ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4c2 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a4c0 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#a5bbb9 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a3cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a3cb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a5a3cb (#a5a3cb) is rgb(165, 163, 203) in RGB.

No, #a5a3cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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