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#A5CEFA closest to Baby Blue

#A5CEFA is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Baby Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 80.8% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(165, 206, 250)). Its HSL value is 211° hue, 89% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 34% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #A5CEFA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.81:1.

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Variations of #A5CEFA

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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#A5CEFA 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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#A5CEFA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A5CEFA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3C6F9
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDCFFC
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7CEFB
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3C6F9
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0C9FA
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8AD8DC
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9CD2ED
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C2CBD7

#A5CEFA contrast checker

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1.64:1 Very poor#A5CEFA text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.81:1 Super#A5CEFA text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A5CEFA in CSS

/* Baby Blue */
.color { color: #A5CEFA; }
.background { background-color: #A5CEFA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A5CEFA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(165 206 250);
color: hsl(211 89% 81%);
color: oklch(0.837 0.076 250.5);

#A5CEFA FAQ

What color is #A5CEFA?

#A5CEFA is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Baby Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A5CEFA?

#A5CEFA is rgb(165, 206, 250) in RGB, hsl(211, 89%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(34%, 18%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A5CEFA?

The complementary color of #A5CEFA is #FAD1A5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A5CEFA?

Black text has the best contrast on #A5CEFA: 12.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A5CEFA a warm or cool color?

#A5CEFA is a cool color.