Blue

#a5a2bc

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #a5a2bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a5a2bc

RGB165, 162, 188

HSL247, 16%, 69%

HSV247, 14%, 74%

CMYK12%, 14%, 0%, 26%

Lab67.63, 6.3, -12.97

XYZ37.51, 37.47, 52.83

Decimal10855100

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone5295 C

Shades of blue

#938faf #817da1 #6f6a94 #615d81 #53506f #45425c #373549 #292837 #1b1a24 #0d0d12

Tints of blue

#adaac2 #b5b3c8 #bdbbce #c5c3d4 #cdcbda #d5d4e0 #dddce6 #e5e4ec #edecf2 #f5f5f8

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#b9bca2 Analogous#a2acbc Analogous#b2a2bc Triadic#bca5a2 Triadic#a2bca5 Split complementary#bcb2a2 Split complementary#acbca2

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, 14, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a5a2bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 14 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 17 4 32

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #a5a2bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a5a2bc; }
.text { color: #a5a2bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a2bc; }

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 #a5a2bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a5a2bc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a5a2bc 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a5a2bc 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 #a5a2bc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.