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#A5C8FD Color

#A5C8FD is rgb(165, 200, 253) in RGB, hsl(216, 96%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 21%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A5C8FD
HEX#A5C8FD
RGBrgb(165, 200, 253)
HSLhsl(216, 96%, 82%)
HSVhsv(216, 35%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 21%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.084 258.5)
LABlab(79.46% -2.66 -30.24)
LCHlch(79.46% 30.36 264.98)

What #A5C8FD 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 #A5C8FD, 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.

#A5C8FD Channel Values

How #A5C8FD 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 200 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 96% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 35% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A5C8FD 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A5C8FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A5C8FD; 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 #A5C8FD

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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How #A5C8FD 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#A5C8FD
Protanopia#C3C3FD
Protanomaly#B8C5FD
Deuteranopia#BDBDFE
Deuteranomaly#B4C2FD
Tritanopia#9AD0D0
Tritanomaly#9FCDE3
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

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Using #A5C8FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a5c8fd: #A5C8FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A5C8FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a5c8fd': '#A5C8FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.784, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_a5c8fd">#A5C8FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A5C8FD"

More Blue Colors

#A5C8FD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A5C8FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A5C8FD?

#A5C8FD is a lightest blue — rgb(165, 200, 253) in RGB and hsl(216, 96%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.67.

What is the RGB value of #A5C8FD?

#A5C8FD is rgb(165, 200, 253) — red 165, green 200, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A5C8FD?

#A5C8FD converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 21%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A5C8FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A5C8FD scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A5C8FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A5C8FD 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 11.83, which is visibly different.

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