Information about #A5A9C4 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A5A9C4 is a softly toned classic blue that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Williamsburg Blue (#9DA8BD). Slightly further away sit Echo Blue (#A4AFCD) and Shinto (#A6B5C6).
The recipe behind #A5A9C4 is rgb(165, 169, 196), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A5A9C4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#A5A9C4 color variations
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#A5A9C4 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A5A9C4 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A5A9C4 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A5A9C4 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A5A9C4 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A5A9C4 color
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Nearest named colors to #A5A9C4
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9DA8BD
#A4AFCD
#A6B5C6
#AFA8BC
#A2ADD0
#9EABD0
#A2A2D0
#A29ECD
#A2B4BA
#9DB6C6
#A9B7C9
#AEB7C0
#A5A9C4 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A5A9C4
- RGB165, 169, 196
- CMYK12, 11, 0, 23
- CSSrgb(165, 169, 196)
- HSL232°, 21%, 71%
- HSL Precise232.258°, 20.805%, 70.784%
- HSV232°, 16%, 77%
- HSB232°, 16%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
- GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.663, 0.769)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.663, 0.769, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.663, 0.769)
- Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDA5A9C4
- DECIMAL ID10856900
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
