#a5acc6

Color #a5acc6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a5acc6

RGB

rgb(165, 172, 198)

HSL

hsl(227.3, 22.4%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.3, 16.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 13.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(70.58, 2.93, -14.06)

LCH

lch(70.58, 14.36, 281.77)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0382, 273.6)

HWB

hwb(227.3, 64.7%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6bfa5

Analogous

#a5bdc6

#a5acc6

#afa5c6

Triadic

#a5acc6

#c6a5ac

#acc6a5

Split-complementary

#a5acc6

#c6afa5

#bdc6a5

Tetradic

#a5acc6

#bfa5c6

#c6bfa5

#acc6a5

Square

#a5acc6

#c6a5bd

#c6bfa5

#a5c6af

Shades

Color #a5acc6 mixed toward black.

#808aaf

#5e6994

#464f6f

#2f354a

#171a25

Tints

Color #a5acc6 mixed toward white.

#b4bad0

#c3c8d9

#d2d6e3

#e1e3ec

#f0f1f6

Tones

Color #a5acc6 mixed toward gray.

#a8aec3

#abafc1

#adb1be

#b0b2bb

#b3b4b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8c0 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a7bf · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#a5bbba · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5acc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5acc6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a5acc6 (#a5acc6) is rgb(165, 172, 198) in RGB.

No, #a5acc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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