#a5b8db

Color #a5b8db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.5 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a5b8db

RGB

rgb(165, 184, 219)

HSL

hsl(218.9, 42.9%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.9, 24.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.7%, 16%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(74.44, 1.13, -19.72)

LCH

lch(74.44, 19.75, 273.28)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0544, 262.6)

HWB

hwb(218.9, 64.7%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc8a5

Analogous

#a5d3db

#a5b8db

#ada5db

Triadic

#a5b8db

#dba5b8

#b8dba5

Split-complementary

#a5b8db

#dbada5

#d3dba5

Tetradic

#a5b8db

#c8a5db

#dbc8a5

#b8dba5

Square

#a5b8db

#dba5d3

#dbc8a5

#a5dbad

Shades

Color #a5b8db mixed toward black.

#7794c9

#4a70b6

#375489

#25385b

#121c2e

Tints

Color #a5b8db mixed toward white.

#b4c4e1

#c3d0e7

#d2dbed

#e1e7f3

#f0f3f9

Tones

Color #a5b8db mixed toward gray.

#a9b9d7

#aebbd2

#b3bcce

#b7bdc9

#bcbfc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaed3 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#acabd1 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#a6cdcb · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5b8db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5b8db]

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

#a5b8db (#a5b8db) is rgb(165, 184, 219) in RGB.

No, #a5b8db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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