#a5abe5

Color #a5abe5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 20.14 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a5abe5

RGB

rgb(165, 171, 229)

HSL

hsl(234.4, 55.2%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.4, 27.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.9%, 25.3%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(71.41, 10.68, -29.8)

LCH

lch(71.41, 31.66, 289.72)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0835, 279.59)

HWB

hwb(234.4, 64.7%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5dfa5

Analogous

#a5cbe5

#a5abe5

#bfa5e5

Triadic

#a5abe5

#e5a5ab

#abe5a5

Split-complementary

#a5abe5

#e5bfa5

#cbe5a5

Tetradic

#a5abe5

#dfa5e5

#e5dfa5

#abe5a5

Square

#a5abe5

#e5a5cb

#e5dfa5

#a5e5bf

Shades

Color #a5abe5 mixed toward black.

#727cd6

#3f4cc8

#2c3699

#1d2466

#0f1233

Tints

Color #a5abe5 mixed toward white.

#b4b9e9

#c3c7ee

#d2d5f2

#e1e3f6

#f0f1fb

Tones

Color #a5abe5 mixed toward gray.

#aaafe0

#b0b4da

#b5b8d5

#babcd0

#c0c1ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d9 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a7d6 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#a5cfcc · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 19.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5abe5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5abe5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a5abe5 (#a5abe5) is rgb(165, 171, 229) in RGB.

No, #a5abe5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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