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#A5BBFF closest to Pastel Blue

#A5BBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Pastel Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 73.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(165, 187, 255)). Its HSL value is 225° hue, 100% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 35% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #A5BBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.15:1.

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Variations of #A5BBFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A5BBFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A5BBFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A5BBFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9DB9FD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5C1FF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4BFFF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DB9FD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A0BAFE
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8AC8D3
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9CC1EC
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7BCD0

#A5BBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#A5BBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.15:1 Very good#A5BBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A5BBFF in CSS

/* Pastel Blue */
.color { color: #A5BBFF; }
.background { background-color: #A5BBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A5BBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(165 187 255);
color: hsl(225 100% 82%);
color: oklch(0.801 0.100 270.2);

#A5BBFF FAQ

What color is #A5BBFF?

#A5BBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Pastel Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A5BBFF?

#A5BBFF is rgb(165, 187, 255) in RGB, hsl(225, 100%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(35%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A5BBFF?

The complementary color of #A5BBFF is #FFE9A5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A5BBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #A5BBFF: 11.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A5BBFF a warm or cool color?

#A5BBFF is a cool color.