#A5B2E4#A5B2E4
#A5B2E4 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.073 H 273.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A5B2E4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 178, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 54%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 28%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.6%, 21.9%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.18, 6.56, -26.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.18, 27.33, 283.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.11% 0.0042 -0.073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.11% 0.073 273.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4372, 45.4402, 79.7606) |
| Luminance | 0.4544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.00
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.10
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.05
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 8.28
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.83
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A5B2E4 #E4D7A5
analogous
#A5D2E4 #A5B2E4 #B8A5E4
triadic
#A5B2E4 #E4A5B2 #B2E4A5
tetradic
#A5B2E4 #E4A5D2 #E4D7A5 #A5E4B8
square
#A5B2E4 #E4A5D2 #E4D7A5 #A5E4B8
split-complementary
#A5B2E4 #E4B8A5 #D2E4A5
monochromatic
#4761C8 #768AD6 #A5B2E4 #D4DAF2 #E7EBF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#A5B2E4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#A5B2E4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A5B2E4
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A5B2E4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A5B2E4 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3B6E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FB1E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95BBC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a5b2e4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 178, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.073 273.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1c8ec',
500: '#a5b2e4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a5b2e4; $custom-light: #c1c8ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a5b2e4",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 178,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.619,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77112,
"c": 0.07317,
"h": 273.3
},
"luminance": 0.45442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A5B2E4
secondary
#EFEBDC
accent
#A124C1
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284