#a5a7ca

Color #a5a7ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.32 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a7ca

RGB

rgb(165, 167, 202)

HSL

hsl(236.8, 25.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.8, 18.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(69.4, 6.58, -18.05)

LCH

lch(69.4, 19.21, 290.03)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0504, 282.49)

HWB

hwb(236.8, 64.7%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cac8a5

Analogous

#a5baca

#a5a7ca

#b6a5ca

Triadic

#a5a7ca

#caa5a7

#a7caa5

Split-complementary

#a5a7ca

#cab6a5

#bacaa5

Tetradic

#a5a7ca

#c8a5ca

#cac8a5

#a7caa5

Square

#a5a7ca

#caa5ba

#cac8a5

#a5cab6

Shades

Color #a5a7ca mixed toward black.

#7f81b3

#5b5e9a

#444774

#2d2f4d

#171827

Tints

Color #a5a7ca mixed toward white.

#b4b6d3

#c3c4dc

#d2d3e5

#e1e2ed

#f0f0f6

Tones

Color #a5a7ca mixed toward gray.

#a8aac7

#abadc4

#aeafc1

#b1b2be

#b5b5bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6c2 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a6c0 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#a5bcba · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a7ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a7ca]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a5a7ca (#a5a7ca) is rgb(165, 167, 202) in RGB.

No, #a5a7ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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