#a5acc9

Color #a5acc9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a5acc9

RGB

rgb(165, 172, 201)

HSL

hsl(228.3, 25%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.3, 17.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 14.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(70.68, 3.59, -15.56)

LCH

lch(70.68, 15.97, 282.99)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0424, 274.6)

HWB

hwb(228.3, 64.7%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c2a5

Analogous

#a5bec9

#a5acc9

#b0a5c9

Triadic

#a5acc9

#c9a5ac

#acc9a5

Split-complementary

#a5acc9

#c9b0a5

#bec9a5

Tetradic

#a5acc9

#c2a5c9

#c9c2a5

#acc9a5

Square

#a5acc9

#c9a5be

#c9c2a5

#a5c9b0

Shades

Color #a5acc9 mixed toward black.

#7f89b2

#5c6799

#454e72

#2e344c

#171a26

Tints

Color #a5acc9 mixed toward white.

#b4bad2

#c3c8db

#d2d6e4

#e1e3ed

#f0f1f6

Tones

Color #a5acc9 mixed toward gray.

#a8aec6

#abb0c3

#aeb2c0

#b1b3bd

#b4b5ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8c2 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a7c1 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a5bdbc · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5acc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5acc9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a5acc9 (#a5acc9) is rgb(165, 172, 201) in RGB.

No, #a5acc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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