#a5abcd Color Information

#a5abcd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a5abcd. In RGB, it consists of 64.7% Red, 67.1% Green, and 80.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 19.5% Cyan, 16.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 231.0°, with saturation of 28.6% and lightness of 72.5%. The decimal value for #a5abcd is 10857421, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a5abcd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#a5abcd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color165, 171, 205 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color64.7%, 67.1%, 80.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.353, 0.329, 0.196 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.195, 0.166, 0, 0.196 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color231.0°, 28.6%, 72.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color231.0°, 19.5%, 80.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color41.099, 41.533, 63.608 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color165, 170, 205 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10857421 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.548, 5.046, -17.971 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.548, 18.666, 285.683 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.548, -5.084, -28.528 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.446, 1.055, -13.407 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.281, 0.284, 41.533 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289047501 / 0xffa5abcd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #a5abcd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a5abcd, its pure hue is 231.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 28.6%, and its lightness is 72.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a5abcd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #15151a to #9096b3.

Tints of #a5abcd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a5abcd, its pure hue is 231.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 28.6%, and its lightness is 72.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a5abcd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b0b6d3 to #f4f5f9.

Tones of #a5abcd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a5abcd, its pure hue is 231.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 28.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a5abcd, which range from #b9b9b9 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #7388ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a5abcd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a5abcd! For #a5abcd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a5abcd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a5abcd

This color, #a5abcd, consists of 64.7% Red, 67.1% Green, and 80.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 165, Green = 171, Blue = 205. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a5abcd is 19.5% Cyan, 16.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R64.7%
C19.5%
G67.1%
M16.6%
B80.4%
Y0.0%
K19.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 165 171 205
Octal 245 253 315
Hexa #a5 #ab #cd
Binary 10100101 10101011 11001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 19 16 0 19
Octal 23 20 0 23
Hexa #13 #10 #00 #13
Binary 00010011 00010000 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #a5abcd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a5abcd — which has hue 231.0° — its analogous colors are located at 201.0° and 261.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a5abcd.

Triadic Colors of #a5abcd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a5abcd — which has hue 231.0° — its triadic colors are located at 111.0° and 351.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a5abcd.

Complementary Color of #a5abcd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a5abcd — which has hue 231.0° — its complementary color is located at 51.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a5abcd.

Split Complementary Colors of #a5abcd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a5abcd — which has hue 231.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 21.0° and 231.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a5abcd.

Tetradic Colors of #a5abcd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a5abcd — which has hue 231.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 141.0°, 231.0°, 321.0°, and 51.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a5abcd.

Monochromatic Colors of #a5abcd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a5abcd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #878ca5 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #cdd2eb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a5abcd

We want to make getting started with #a5abcd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a5abcd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a5abcd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a5abcd with other HTML elements.

#a5abcd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a5abcd.
<span style="color: #a5abcd;">The color of this text is #a5abcd.</span>

#a5abcd Background Color

The background color for this text is #a5abcd.
<div style="background-color: #a5abcd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a5abcd.</div>

#a5abcd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a5abcd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a5abcd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a5abcd.</span>

#a5abcd Border Color

This is a div with border color #a5abcd.
<div style="border: #a5abcd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a5abcd.</div>

#a5abcd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a5abcd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a5abcd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a5abcd on a white background.</div></div>

#a5abcd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a5abcd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a5abcd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a5abcd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a5abcd to White

This is a gradient from #a5abcd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a5abcd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a5abcd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a5abcd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a5abcd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a5abcd to white.</div>

Gradient from #a5abcd to Black

This is a gradient from #a5abcd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a5abcd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a5abcd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a5abcd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a5abcd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a5abcd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a5abcd

In addition to using #a5abcd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a5abcd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a5abcd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 165, Green = 171, Blue = 205). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a5abcd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a5abcd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(165, 171, 205)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a5abcd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a5abcd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a5abcd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(165, 171, 205);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a5abcd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:165, green:171, blue:205, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:165 green:171 blue:205 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(165f, 171f, 205f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(165, 171, 205);
 

#a5abcd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a5abcd the same way. For those with color blindness, #a5abcd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a5abcd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a5abcd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a5abcd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a5abcd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a5abcd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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