#a5b0cd

Color #a5b0cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.53 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b0cd

RGB

rgb(165, 176, 205)

HSL

hsl(223.5, 28.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.5, 19.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(71.86, 2.29, -15.97)

LCH

lch(71.86, 16.13, 278.16)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0434, 268.94)

HWB

hwb(223.5, 64.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc2a5

Analogous

#a5c4cd

#a5b0cd

#aea5cd

Triadic

#a5b0cd

#cda5b0

#b0cda5

Split-complementary

#a5b0cd

#cdaea5

#c4cda5

Tetradic

#a5b0cd

#c2a5cd

#cdc2a5

#b0cda5

Square

#a5b0cd

#cda5c4

#cdc2a5

#a5cdae

Shades

Color #a5b0cd mixed toward black.

#7d8db7

#586b9e

#425177

#2c364f

#161b28

Tints

Color #a5b0cd mixed toward white.

#b4bdd5

#c3cade

#d2d7e6

#e1e5ee

#f0f2f7

Tones

Color #a5b0cd mixed toward gray.

#a8b1ca

#acb3c6

#afb4c3

#b2b6c0

#b6b7bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac6 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#a9a8c5 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a6c1c0 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b0cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b0cd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5b0cd (#a5b0cd) is rgb(165, 176, 205) in RGB.

No, #a5b0cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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