Information about #A5CBE9 color

#A5CBE9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A5CBE9 falls into the Azure Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 203, 233) — 64.7% red, 79.6% green, 91.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 12 / 0 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A5CBE9 is a energetic, saturated steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sail (#A5CEEC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Jeans Blue (#A0CFEC) and Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF).

The recipe behind #A5CBE9 is rgb(165, 203, 233), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A5CBE9: 12.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A5CBE9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A5CBE9 color variations

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

#A5CBE9 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 #A5CBE9

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

Sail color link
Sail

#A5CEEC

Jeans Blue color link
Jeans Blue

#A0CFEC

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Cornflower color link
Cornflower

#9ACEEB

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Pastel Denim color link
Pastel Denim

#AFC0EA

Light Blue color link
Light Blue

#ADD8E6

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5CBE9
  • RGB165, 203, 233
  • CMYK27, 12, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(165, 203, 233)
  • HSL206°, 61%, 78%
  • HSL Precise206.471°, 60.714%, 78.039%
  • HSV206°, 29%, 91%
  • HSB206°, 29%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.796, 0.914)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.796, 0.914, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.796, 0.914)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA5CBE9
  • DECIMAL ID10865641
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01