#A5B1E7#A5B1E7
#A5B1E7 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.079 H 274.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A5B1E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 177, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 58%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 29%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.6%, 23.4%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.03, 7.84, -28.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.03, 29.45, 285.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.03% 0.0064 -0.0783) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.03% 0.079 274.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.6591, 45.2118, 81.9069) |
| Luminance | 0.4521 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.99
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.15
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 8.37
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.42
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.46
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 9.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A5B1E7 #E7DBA5
analogous
#A5D2E7 #A5B1E7 #BAA5E7
triadic
#A5B1E7 #E7A5B1 #B1E7A5
tetradic
#A5B1E7 #E7A5D2 #E7DBA5 #A5E7BA
square
#A5B1E7 #E7A5D2 #E7DBA5 #A5E7BA
split-complementary
#A5B1E7 #E7BAA5 #D2E7A5
monochromatic
#445DCD #7587DA #A5B1E7 #D5DBF4 #E7EAF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#A5B1E7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.04
#A5B1E7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A5B1E7
10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A5B1E7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A5B1E7 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.04 | 10.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1B6E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CB1E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94BBC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a5b1e7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 177, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.079 274.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1c8ee',
500: '#a5b1e7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a5b1e7; $custom-light: #c1c8ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a5b1e7",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 177,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.091,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77031,
"c": 0.07857,
"h": 274.7
},
"luminance": 0.45213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A5B1E7
secondary
#F0ECDB
accent
#A720C5
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284