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Hex #a5aab4

#a5aab4 is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #a5aab4 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#a5aab4 Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#a5aab4 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 165 G 170 B 180 RGB (165, 170, 180) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 220 S 0.09 L 0.68
CMYK	C 6% M 4% Y 0% K 29%
Usage of blue	The color #a5aab4 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#a5aab4 Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#a5aab4 to RGB conversion

Red	165	165% RED
Green	170	170% GREEN
Blue	180	180% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(165, 170, 180); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(165, 170, 180); // for css background-color

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#a5aab4 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
5.88 %	3.92 %	0 %	29.41 %

#a5aab4 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
220	0.09	0.68

CSS code: color: hsl(220, 9%, 68%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #a5aab4

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #a5aab4

Tints and Shades of #a5aab4

Tints of #a5aab4		Shades of #a5aab4
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #a5aab4

This shows how text with the hex-color #a5aab4 would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #a5aab4

Primary
#a5aab4 (already open)

Secondary
#b4afa5

Tertiary
#eeedeb

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Complementary Color: #b4afa5

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #a5aab4

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