Information about #A5A6BF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A5A6BF falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(165, 166, 191) — 64.7% red, 65.1% green, 74.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 10 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted blue, #A5A6BF has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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). Slightly further away sit Abbey Road (#AFA8BC) and Mischka (#A5A9B2).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(165, 166, 191)), which gives #A5A6BF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A5A6BF: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #A5A6BF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A5A6BF color variations

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

#A5A6BF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A5A6BF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A5A6BF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A5A6BF 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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#A5A6BF 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 #A5A6BF

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

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

#A5A6BF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5A6BF
  • RGB165, 166, 191
  • CMYK10, 10, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(165, 166, 191)
  • HSL238°, 17%, 70%
  • HSL Precise237.692°, 16.883%, 69.804%
  • HSV238°, 14%, 75%
  • HSB238°, 14%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.651, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.651, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.651, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA5A6BF
  • DECIMAL ID10856127
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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