What color is #A5B1CC?

#A5B1CC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5B1CC?

The RGB value is 165, 177, 204: 165 red, 177 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B1CC?

The complementary color is #CCC0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B1CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5B1CC color

#A5B1CC rgb(165, 177, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A5B1CC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 69.4% green and 80% blue (165, 177, 204).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#A5B1CC color codes

HEX	`#A5B1CC`
RGB	`rgb(165, 177, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 69.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.1, 1.52, -15.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.1, 15.15, 275.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.136, 43.802, 63.35)`
Decimal	`10858956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B1CC, 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 #A5B1CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B1CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #A5B1CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b1cc; }
.text { color: #a5b1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b1cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 177 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b1cc, #ada5cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A5B1CC?: #A5B1CC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5B1CC?: The RGB value is 165, 177, 204: 165 red, 177 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B1CC?: The complementary color is #CCC0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B1CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.