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#A5BEFD Color

#A5BEFD is rgb(165, 190, 253) in RGB, hsl(223, 96%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A5BEFD
HEX#A5BEFD
RGBrgb(165, 190, 253)
HSLhsl(223, 96%, 82%)
HSVhsv(223, 35%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.094 267.6)
LABlab(76.82% 2.37 -34.27)
LCHlch(76.82% 34.35 273.96)

What #A5BEFD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A5BEFD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A5BEFD Channel Values

How #A5BEFD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 165 · G 190 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 223° · S 96% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 223° · S 35% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A5BEFD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A5BEFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A5BEFD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A5BEFD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A5BEFD.

How #A5BEFD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A5BEFD
Protanopia#BABAFD
Protanomaly#B2BCFD
Deuteranopia#B6B6FD
Deuteranomaly#B0B9FD
Tritanopia#99C7C7
Tritanomaly#9EC4DF
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #A5BEFD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a5befd: #A5BEFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A5BEFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a5befd': '#A5BEFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.745, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_a5befd">#A5BEFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A5BEFD"

More Blue Colors

#A5BEFD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A5BEFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A5BEFD?

#A5BEFD is a lightest blue — rgb(165, 190, 253) in RGB and hsl(223, 96%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.52.

What is the RGB value of #A5BEFD?

#A5BEFD is rgb(165, 190, 253) — red 165, green 190, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A5BEFD?

#A5BEFD converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A5BEFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A5BEFD scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A5BEFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A5BEFD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 17.75, which is visibly different.

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