Information about #A5DAFF color

#A5DAFF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A5DAFF belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(165, 218, 255) — 64.7% red, 85.5% green, 100% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 35 / 15 / 0 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A5DAFF is a pure, full-strength steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Very Light Cornflower Blue (#9EDBFF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Veritas Blue (#A4DEF8) and Winter Wizard (#A0E6FF).

The recipe behind #A5DAFF is rgb(165, 218, 255), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A5DAFF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. No one has named #A5DAFF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A5DAFF color variations

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

#A5DAFF 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 #A5DAFF

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5DAFF
  • RGB165, 218, 255
  • CMYK35, 15, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(165, 218, 255)
  • HSL205°, 100%, 82%
  • HSL Precise204.667°, 100%, 82.353%
  • HSV205°, 35%, 100%
  • HSB205°, 35%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.855, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.855, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.855, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA5DAFF
  • DECIMAL ID10869503
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01