Information about #A5BECF color

#A5BECF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A5BECF falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 190, 207) — 64.7% red, 74.5% green, 81.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 7 / 0 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A5BECF reads as a moderately toned steel-blue azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Comfort Zone (#A2B9D2). Slightly further away sit Escape (#9EC0CA) and Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 190, 207) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A5BECF: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A5BECF color variations

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#A5BECF 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A5BECF

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

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5BECF
  • RGB165, 190, 207
  • CMYK16, 7, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(165, 190, 207)
  • HSL204°, 30%, 73%
  • HSL Precise204.286°, 30.435%, 72.941%
  • HSV204°, 20%, 81%
  • HSB204°, 20%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.745, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.745, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.745, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA5BECF
  • DECIMAL ID10862287
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01