#A5B0E9#A5B0E9
#A5B0E9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.083 H 275.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A5B0E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 176, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 61%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 29%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.2%, 24.5%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.85, 8.88, -29.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.85, 31.06, 286.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.91% 0.0084 -0.0822) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.91% 0.083 275.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7464, 44.9318, 83.3374) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.09
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.29
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.06
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 8.53
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.74
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 9.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A5B0E9 #E9DEA5
analogous
#A5D2E9 #A5B0E9 #BCA5E9
triadic
#A5B0E9 #E9A5B0 #B0E9A5
tetradic
#A5B0E9 #E9A5D2 #E9DEA5 #A5E9BC
square
#A5B0E9 #E9A5D2 #E9DEA5 #A5E9BC
split-complementary
#A5B0E9 #E9BCA5 #D2E9A5
monochromatic
#435AD1 #7485DD #A5B0E9 #D6DBF5 #E6E9F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#A5B0E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#A5B0E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A5B0E9
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A5B0E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A5B0E9 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FB6EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BB0E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93BBC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a5b0e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 176, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.083 275.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1c7f0',
500: '#a5b0e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a5b0e9; $custom-light: #c1c7f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a5b0e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 176,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.294,
"s": 60.714,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76913,
"c": 0.08263,
"h": 275.8
},
"luminance": 0.44933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A5B0E9
secondary
#F0EDDB
accent
#AD1DC8
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284