#A5BBDB#A5BBDB
#A5BBDB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.052 H 257.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A5BBDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 187, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 43%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 25%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.7%, 14.6%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.23, -0.49, -18.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.23, 18.52, 268.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.61% -0.0111 -0.0506) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.61% 0.052 257.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0701, 48.6531, 73.9677) |
| Luminance | 0.4865 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.01
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.72
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.29
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.10
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.73
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A5BBDB #DBC5A5
analogous
#A5D6DB #A5BBDB #AAA5DB
triadic
#A5BBDB #DBA5BB #BBDBA5
tetradic
#A5BBDB #DBA5D6 #DBC5A5 #A5DBAA
square
#A5BBDB #DBA5D6 #DBC5A5 #A5DBAA
split-complementary
#A5BBDB #DBAAA5 #D6DBA5
monochromatic
#4E79B8 #799ACA #A5BBDB #D1DCEC #E9EEF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#A5BBDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.73
#A5BBDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A5BBDB
10.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A5BBDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A5BBDB | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.73 | 10.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0BCDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB7DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97C2C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a5bbdb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 187, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.052 257.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0cfe6',
500: '#a5bbdb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a5bbdb; $custom-light: #c0cfe6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a5bbdb",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 187,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.556,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78615,
"c": 0.05177,
"h": 257.7
},
"luminance": 0.48654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A5BBDB
secondary
#EDE7DE
accent
#7F30B6
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F9FC
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121315
muted
#818284