#a5c4ef

Color #a5c4ef

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.48 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a5c4ef

RGB

rgb(165, 196, 239)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 69.8%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 31%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 18%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(78.29, -0.58, -24.66)

LCH

lch(78.29, 24.67, 268.65)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0697, 256.64)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 64.7%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efd0a5

Analogous

#a5e9ef

#a5c4ef

#aba5ef

Triadic

#a5c4ef

#efa5c4

#c4efa5

Split-complementary

#a5c4ef

#efaba5

#e9efa5

Tetradic

#a5c4ef

#d0a5ef

#efd0a5

#c4efa5

Square

#a5c4ef

#efa5e9

#efd0a5

#a5efab

Shades

Color #a5c4ef mixed toward black.

#6c9ee5

#3379db

#1e59ab

#143c72

#0a1e39

Tints

Color #a5c4ef mixed toward white.

#b4cef2

#c3d8f4

#d2e1f7

#e1ebfa

#f0f5fc

Tones

Color #a5c4ef mixed toward gray.

#abc5e9

#b1c6e3

#b7c7dc

#bec8d6

#c4c9d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b4e6 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#b1afe3 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#a7dedc · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5c4ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5c4ef]

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

#a5c4ef (#a5c4ef) is rgb(165, 196, 239) in RGB.

No, #a5c4ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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