Information about #A5A8BF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A5A8BF falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(165, 168, 191) — 64.7% red, 65.9% green, 74.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 9 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned deep-sea blue, #A5A8BF appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Williamsburg Blue (#9DA8BD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Abbey Road (#AFA8BC) and Mischka (#A5A9B2).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 168, 191) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A5A8BF: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. #A5A8BF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A5A8BF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A5A8BF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A5A8BF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A5A8BF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A5A8BF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A5A8BF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A5A8BF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

#A5A8BF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5A8BF
  • RGB165, 168, 191
  • CMYK10, 9, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(165, 168, 191)
  • HSL233°, 17%, 70%
  • HSL Precise233.077°, 16.883%, 69.804%
  • HSV233°, 14%, 75%
  • HSB233°, 14%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.659, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.659, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.659, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA5A8BF
  • DECIMAL ID10856639
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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