#a5bdef

Color #a5bdef

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.21 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a5bdef

RGB

rgb(165, 189, 239)

HSL

hsl(220.5, 69.8%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.5, 31%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 20.9%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(76.45, 3.21, -27.47)

LCH

lch(76.45, 27.66, 276.67)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0761, 264.72)

HWB

hwb(220.5, 64.7%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efd7a5

Analogous

#a5e2ef

#a5bdef

#b2a5ef

Triadic

#a5bdef

#efa5bd

#bdefa5

Split-complementary

#a5bdef

#efb2a5

#e2efa5

Tetradic

#a5bdef

#d7a5ef

#efd7a5

#bdefa5

Square

#a5bdef

#efa5e2

#efd7a5

#a5efb2

Shades

Color #a5bdef mixed toward black.

#6c93e5

#3369db

#1e4cab

#143372

#0a1939

Tints

Color #a5bdef mixed toward white.

#b4c8f2

#c3d3f4

#d2def7

#e1e9fa

#f0f4fc

Tones

Color #a5bdef mixed toward gray.

#abbfe9

#b1c1e3

#b7c3dc

#bec6d6

#c4c8d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0e4 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#afade2 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#a6dbd9 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5bdef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5bdef]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5bdef (#a5bdef) is rgb(165, 189, 239) in RGB.

No, #a5bdef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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