What color is #A5B9EA?

#A5B9EA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5B9EA?

The RGB value is 165, 185, 234: 165 red, 185 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B9EA?

The complementary color is #EAD6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B9EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5B9EA color

#A5B9EA rgb(165, 185, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A5B9EA is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 72.5% green and 91.8% blue (165, 185, 234).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 62% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#A5B9EA color codes

HEX	`#A5B9EA`
RGB	`rgb(165, 185, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 72.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 62%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 29%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 21%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.22, 4.17, -26.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.22, 26.98, 278.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.713, 48.636, 84.7)`
Decimal	`10861034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B9EA, 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 #A5B9EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B9EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #A5B9EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b9ea; }
.text { color: #a5b9ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b9ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 185 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b9ea, #b3a5ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A5B9EA?: #A5B9EA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5B9EA?: The RGB value is 165, 185, 234: 165 red, 185 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B9EA?: The complementary color is #EAD6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B9EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.