#a5b8c7

Color #a5b8c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.44 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b8c7

RGB

rgb(165, 184, 199)

HSL

hsl(206.5, 23.3%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.5, 17.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 7.5%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(73.81, -3.37, -9.78)

LCH

lch(73.81, 10.34, 250.99)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0301, 241.82)

HWB

hwb(206.5, 64.7%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7b4a5

Analogous

#a5c7c5

#a5b8c7

#a5a7c7

Triadic

#a5b8c7

#c7a5b8

#b8c7a5

Split-complementary

#a5b8c7

#c7a5a7

#c7c5a5

Tetradic

#a5b8c7

#b4a5c7

#c7b4a5

#b8c7a5

Square

#a5b8c7

#c5a5c7

#c7b4a5

#a7c7a5

Shades

Color #a5b8c7 mixed toward black.

#809bb0

#5d7d96

#465e70

#2f3e4b

#171f25

Tints

Color #a5b8c7 mixed toward white.

#b4c4d0

#c3d0da

#d2dce3

#e1e7ec

#f0f3f6

Tones

Color #a5b8c7 mixed toward gray.

#a8b8c4

#abb7c1

#aeb7bf

#b0b7bc

#b3b6b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaec4 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#acabc3 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#a6c1c0 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b8c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b8c7]

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Frequently asked questions

#a5b8c7 (#a5b8c7) is rgb(165, 184, 199) in RGB.

No, #a5b8c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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