What color is #A5A5C6?

#A5A5C6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A5C6?

The RGB value is 165, 165, 198: 165 red, 165 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A5C6?

The complementary color is #C6C6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A5C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A5C6 color

#A5A5C6 rgb(165, 165, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A5A5C6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 64.7% green and 77.6% blue (165, 165, 198).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#A5A5C6 color codes

HEX	`#A5A5C6`
RGB	`rgb(165, 165, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 64.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.74, 6.8, -16.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.74, 18.15, 291.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.163, 38.986, 58.877)`
Decimal	`10855878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A5C6, 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 #A5A5C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A5C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #A5A5C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a5c6; }
.text { color: #a5a5c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a5c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 165 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a5c6, #b5a5c6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A5A5C6?: #A5A5C6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A5C6?: The RGB value is 165, 165, 198: 165 red, 165 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A5C6?: The complementary color is #C6C6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A5C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.