#A5B4FC color
The swatch above shows #A5B4FC with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#A5B4FC is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the CSS named color lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: indigo-300. That means you can write bg-indigo-300 or text-indigo-300 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #A5B4FC |
| RGB | rgb(165, 180, 252) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 94%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35%, 29%, 0%, 1%) |
| Decimal | 10859772 |
| CSS | color: #A5B4FC; |
| Android | 0xFFA5B4FC |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.706, blue: 0.988, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #A5B4FC | 1.99:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #A5B4FC | 10.53:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #A5B4FC
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #A5B4FC and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #A5B4FC
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #A5B4FC in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #A5B4FC; background-color: #A5B4FC; }
.element { color: rgb(165 180 252); }
.element { color: hsl(230 94% 82%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-indigo-300 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #A5B4FC;Frequently asked questions
What color is #A5B4FC?
#A5B4FC is a very light, vivid blue. Its hue sits at 230° on the color wheel, with 94% saturation and 82% lightness.
What is #A5B4FC in RGB?
#A5B4FC converts to rgb(165, 180, 252) — 165 red, 180 green and 252 blue.
What is #A5B4FC in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(35%, 29%, 0%, 1%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #A5B4FC be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (10.53:1 versus 1.99:1).
What is the complementary color of #A5B4FC?
#FCEEA6 — the hue directly opposite #A5B4FC on the color wheel.