#a5b5cb

Color #a5b5cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.78 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b5cb

RGB

rgb(165, 181, 203)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 26.8%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 18.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 10.8%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(73.13, -0.87, -12.98)

LCH

lch(73.13, 13.01, 266.17)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0362, 256.42)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 64.7%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbbba5

Analogous

#a5c8cb

#a5b5cb

#a8a5cb

Triadic

#a5b5cb

#cba5b5

#b5cba5

Split-complementary

#a5b5cb

#cba8a5

#c8cba5

Tetradic

#a5b5cb

#bba5cb

#cbbba5

#b5cba5

Square

#a5b5cb

#cba5c8

#cbbba5

#a5cba8

Shades

Color #a5b5cb mixed toward black.

#7e95b5

#5a769c

#435875

#2d3b4e

#161d27

Tints

Color #a5b5cb mixed toward white.

#b4c1d4

#c3cedc

#d2dae5

#e1e6ee

#f0f3f6

Tones

Color #a5b5cb mixed toward gray.

#a8b6c8

#abb6c5

#afb7c2

#b2b7be

#b5b8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacc6 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#abaac5 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#a6c2c1 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b5cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b5cb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5b5cb (#a5b5cb) is rgb(165, 181, 203) in RGB.

No, #a5b5cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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