#a5b2d9

Color #a5b2d9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.71 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b2d9

RGB

rgb(165, 178, 217)

HSL

hsl(225, 40.6%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 24%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(24%, 18%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(72.79, 3.94, -21.13)

LCH

lch(72.79, 21.49, 280.56)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0578, 270.59)

HWB

hwb(225, 64.7%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9cca5

Analogous

#a5ccd9

#a5b2d9

#b2a5d9

Triadic

#a5b2d9

#d9a5b2

#b2d9a5

Split-complementary

#a5b2d9

#d9b2a5

#ccd9a5

Tetradic

#a5b2d9

#cca5d9

#d9cca5

#b2d9a5

Square

#a5b2d9

#d9a5cc

#d9cca5

#a5d9b2

Shades

Color #a5b2d9 mixed toward black.

#788cc6

#4c65b3

#394c86

#26335a

#13192d

Tints

Color #a5b2d9 mixed toward white.

#b4bfdf

#c3cce6

#d2d9ec

#e1e5f2

#f0f2f9

Tones

Color #a5b2d9 mixed toward gray.

#a9b4d5

#aeb6d0

#b2b8cc

#b6bbc8

#bbbdc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababd0 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#aaa9ce · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#a6c9c8 · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 14.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b2d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b2d9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5b2d9 (#a5b2d9) is rgb(165, 178, 217) in RGB.

No, #a5b2d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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