#a5afdd

Color #a5afdd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.55 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a5afdd

RGB

rgb(165, 175, 221)

HSL

hsl(229.3, 45.2%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.3, 25.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.3%, 20.8%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(72.15, 6.54, -24.3)

LCH

lch(72.15, 25.16, 285.06)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.067, 275.14)

HWB

hwb(229.3, 64.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddd3a5

Analogous

#a5cbdd

#a5afdd

#b7a5dd

Triadic

#a5afdd

#dda5af

#afdda5

Split-complementary

#a5afdd

#ddb7a5

#cbdda5

Tetradic

#a5afdd

#d3a5dd

#ddd3a5

#afdda5

Square

#a5afdd

#dda5cb

#ddd3a5

#a5ddb7

Shades

Color #a5afdd mixed toward black.

#7685cb

#485cba

#35448c

#232e5d

#12172f

Tints

Color #a5afdd mixed toward white.

#b4bce3

#c3cae8

#d2d7ee

#e1e4f4

#f0f2f9

Tones

Color #a5afdd mixed toward gray.

#aab2d8

#aeb5d4

#b3b8cf

#b8bbca

#bcbec6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aad3 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a8d1 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#a6cbc9 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5afdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5afdd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5afdd (#a5afdd) is rgb(165, 175, 221) in RGB.

No, #a5afdd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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