What color is #A1B5E5?

#A1B5E5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1B5E5?

The RGB value is 161, 181, 229: 161 red, 181 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1B5E5?

The complementary color is #E5D1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1B5E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1B5E5 color

#A1B5E5 rgb(161, 181, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A1B5E5 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 71% green and 89.8% blue (161, 181, 229).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 57% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#A1B5E5 color codes

HEX	`#A1B5E5`
RGB	`rgb(161, 181, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 71%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 57%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 30%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 21%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.73, 3.98, -26.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.73, 26.56, 278.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.361, 46.28, 80.657)`
Decimal	`10597861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1B5E5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A1B5E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1B5E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A1B5E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1b5e5; }
.text { color: #a1b5e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1b5e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 181 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1b5e5, #afa1e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A1B5E5?: #A1B5E5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1B5E5?: The RGB value is 161, 181, 229: 161 red, 181 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1B5E5?: The complementary color is #E5D1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1B5E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.