#a5aebd

Color #a5aebd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.87 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a5aebd

RGB

rgb(165, 174, 189)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 15.4%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 12.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(70.83, -0.1, -8.73)

LCH

lch(70.83, 8.73, 269.34)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0238, 260.81)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 64.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb4a5

Analogous

#a5babd

#a5aebd

#a8a5bd

Triadic

#a5aebd

#bda5ae

#aebda5

Split-complementary

#a5aebd

#bda8a5

#babda5

Tetradic

#a5aebd

#b4a5bd

#bdb4a5

#aebda5

Square

#a5aebd

#bda5ba

#bdb4a5

#a5bda8

Shades

Color #a5aebd mixed toward black.

#838fa4

#647188

#4b5566

#323944

#191c22

Tints

Color #a5aebd mixed toward white.

#b4bbc8

#c3c9d3

#d2d6de

#e1e4e9

#f0f1f4

Tones

Color #a5aebd mixed toward gray.

#a7aebb

#a9afb9

#abafb7

#adb0b5

#afb0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ba · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#a8a8b9 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a5b7b6 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5aebd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5aebd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5aebd (#a5aebd) is rgb(165, 174, 189) in RGB.

No, #a5aebd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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