#A5A5B2

Accessibility

AAA

8.62:1

Vs white / black

2.43:1 · 8.62:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#a5a5b2

RGB

rgb(165, 165, 178)

RGBA

rgba(165, 165, 178, 1)

HSL

hsl(240, 8%, 67%)

HSLA

hsla(240, 8%, 67%, 1)

HSV

hsv(240, 7%, 70%)

LAB

lab(68.11% 2.55 -6.69)

LCH

lch(68.11% 7.16 290.87)

OKLAB

oklab(0.726 0.0051 -0.0179)

OKLCH

oklch(0.726 0.0186 285.9)

XYZ

xyz(37.01, 38.12, 47.52)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 30%)

CSS

color: #a5a5b2;

CSS variable

--color-a5a5b2: #a5a5b2;

SCSS

$color-a5a5b2: #a5a5b2;

JavaScript

const color = "#a5a5b2";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#a5a5b2";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#a5a5b2" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#a5a5b2", "rgb": { "r": 165, "g": 165, "b": 178 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.726 0.0186 285.9)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#a5a5b2-1: #a5a5b2;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.23 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 6.63 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 7 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 18.37 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f3f4ff 100e6e6f5 200d3d3e1 300bcbcca 400a0a0ae 500858592 6006f6f7c 700585864 80042424e 9002e2e39 9501a1924

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f8f8f9 f0f0f2 e9e9ec e1e1e5 dadadf d2d2d9 cbcbd2 c3c3cc bcbcc5 b4b4bf adadb8 a5a5b2 9797a3 8a8a94 7c7c86 6e6e77 606068 535359 45454a 37373b 29292d 1b1b1e 0e0e0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f8f9 f0f0f2 e9e9ec e1e1e5 dadadf d2d2d9 cbcbd2 c3c3cc bcbcc5 b4b4bf adadb8

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

9797a3 8a8a94 7c7c86 6e6e77 606068 535359 45454a 37373b 29292d 1b1b1e 0e0e0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a2a2ae 9f9faa 9c9ca6 9999a1 96969d 939399 8f8f95 8c8c91 89898d 868688 838384

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#A5A5B2Stop 1 #B2B2A4Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#A4ABB2Stop 1 #A5A5B2Stop 2 #ABA4B2Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#A5A5B2Stop 1 #B2A4A4Stop 2 #A4B2A4Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#A5A5B2Stop 1 #B2ABA4Stop 2 #ABB2A4Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2F2F37Stop 1 #525260Stop 2 #75758AStop 3 #9F9FADStop 4 #C8C8D0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #a5a5b2 works

#A5A5B2 (#a5a5b2) sits in the indigo family at about 240° hue, 8% saturation, and 67% lightness. Contrast is 2.43:1 on white and 8.62:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a5a5b2 as small body text on white — 2.43:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Intuition, depth, and sincerity. Common in enterprise software and thoughtful products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Indigo range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Chakra gray 400#A0AEC0 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Tailwind slate 400#94A3B8 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Material You Neutral#938F99 Web Safe #999999#999999 System Gray#8E8E93 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Material Grey 400#BDBDBD

Where #a5a5b2 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a5a5b2 as small body text on white — 2.43:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.