What color is #A5BBF1?

#A5BBF1 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 #A5BBF1?

The RGB value is 165, 187, 241: 165 red, 187 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5BBF1?

The complementary color is #F1DBA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5BBF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5BBF1 color

#A5BBF1 rgb(165, 187, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A5BBF1 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 73.3% green and 94.5% blue (165, 187, 241).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 73% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#A5BBF1 color codes

HEX	`#A5BBF1`
RGB	`rgb(165, 187, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 73.3%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 73%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 32%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76, 4.8, -29.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76, 29.63, 279.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.16, 49.889, 90.241)`
Decimal	`10861553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5BBF1, 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 #A5BBF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5BBF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #A5BBF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5bbf1; }
.text { color: #a5bbf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5bbf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 187 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5bbf1, #b5a5f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A5BBF1?: #A5BBF1 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 #A5BBF1?: The RGB value is 165, 187, 241: 165 red, 187 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5BBF1?: The complementary color is #F1DBA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5BBF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.