Blue

#a5a2bb

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Blue, a muted blue at 247 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #a5a2bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a5a2bb

RGB165, 162, 187

HSL247, 16%, 68%

HSV247, 13%, 73%

CMYK12%, 13%, 0%, 27%

Lab67.6, 6.09, -12.46

XYZ37.41, 37.43, 52.27

Decimal10855099

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone5295 C

Shades of blue

#9390ae #817da0 #706b92 #625e80 #54506e #46435b #383549 #2a2836 #1c1a24 #0d0d12

Tints of blue

#adaac1 #b5b3c7 #bdbbcd #c5c3d3 #cdcbd9 #d5d4df #dddce5 #e5e4eb #edecf1 #f5f5f7

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#b8bba2 Analogous#a2abbb Analogous#b2a2bb Triadic#bba5a2 Triadic#a2bba5 Split complementary#bbb2a2 Split complementary#abbba2

Blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 12, 13, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a5a2bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 13 0 27

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 16 4 33

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #a5a2bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a5a2bb; }
.text { color: #a5a2bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a2bb; }

How blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a5a2bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a5a2bb against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a5a2bb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a5a2bb and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #a5a2bb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.