#a5a5db

Color #a5a5db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 19.81 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a5db

RGB

rgb(165, 165, 219)

HSL

hsl(240, 42.9%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 24.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.7%, 24.7%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(69.49, 11.62, -27.28)

LCH

lch(69.49, 29.65, 293.07)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0775, 284.34)

HWB

hwb(240, 64.7%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbdba5

Analogous

#a5c0db

#a5a5db

#c0a5db

Triadic

#a5a5db

#dba5a5

#a5dba5

Split-complementary

#a5a5db

#dbc0a5

#c0dba5

Tetradic

#a5a5db

#dba5db

#dbdba5

#a5dba5

Square

#a5a5db

#dba5c0

#dbdba5

#a5dbc0

Shades

Color #a5a5db mixed toward black.

#7777c9

#4a4ab6

#373789

#25255b

#12122e

Tints

Color #a5a5db mixed toward white.

#b4b4e1

#c3c3e7

#d2d2ed

#e1e1f3

#f0f0f9

Tones

Color #a5a5db mixed toward gray.

#a9a9d7

#aeaed2

#b3b3ce

#b7b7c9

#bcbcc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5d0 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a5cd · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a5c6c4 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a5db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a5db]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a5a5db (#a5a5db) is rgb(165, 165, 219) in RGB.

No, #a5a5db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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