#a5afdc

Color #a5afdc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.1 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a5afdc

RGB

rgb(165, 175, 220)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 44%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 25%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 20.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(72.11, 6.3, -23.81)

LCH

lch(72.11, 24.63, 284.82)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0655, 274.99)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 64.7%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcd2a5

Analogous

#a5cbdc

#a5afdc

#b7a5dc

Triadic

#a5afdc

#dca5af

#afdca5

Split-complementary

#a5afdc

#dcb7a5

#cbdca5

Tetradic

#a5afdc

#d2a5dc

#dcd2a5

#afdca5

Square

#a5afdc

#dca5cb

#dcd2a5

#a5dcb7

Shades

Color #a5afdc mixed toward black.

#7786ca

#495db8

#36458b

#242e5c

#12172e

Tints

Color #a5afdc mixed toward white.

#b4bce2

#c3cae8

#d2d7ee

#e1e4f3

#f0f2f9

Tones

Color #a5afdc mixed toward gray.

#aab2d7

#aeb5d3

#b3b8ce

#b7bbca

#bcbec5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aad2 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a8d0 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#a6cac8 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5afdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5afdc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a5afdc (#a5afdc) is rgb(165, 175, 220) in RGB.

No, #a5afdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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