#a5b4cd

Color #a5b4cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.76 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b4cd

RGB

rgb(165, 180, 205)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 28.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 19.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 12.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(72.92, 0.11, -14.38)

LCH

lch(72.92, 14.38, 270.44)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0396, 260.7)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 64.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdbea5

Analogous

#a5c8cd

#a5b4cd

#aaa5cd

Triadic

#a5b4cd

#cda5b4

#b4cda5

Split-complementary

#a5b4cd

#cdaaa5

#c8cda5

Tetradic

#a5b4cd

#bea5cd

#cdbea5

#b4cda5

Square

#a5b4cd

#cda5c8

#cdbea5

#a5cdaa

Shades

Color #a5b4cd mixed toward black.

#7d93b7

#58729e

#425677

#2c394f

#161d28

Tints

Color #a5b4cd mixed toward white.

#b4c0d5

#c3cdde

#d2d9e6

#e1e6ee

#f0f2f7

Tones

Color #a5b4cd mixed toward gray.

#a8b5ca

#acb6c6

#afb6c3

#b2b7c0

#b6b8bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacc7 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#abaac6 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#a6c3c2 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b4cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b4cd]

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

#a5b4cd (#a5b4cd) is rgb(165, 180, 205) in RGB.

No, #a5b4cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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