Lighter companion
Cerulean Bloom Faint
#BCC6C8 · hsl(190, 10%, 76%)
RGB
rgb(165, 179, 182)
HSL
hsl(190, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.2:1Fail
on black
9.7:1AA
About this color
Cerulean Silk Faint (#A5B3B6) belongs to the blue family — hue 190°, 10% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-cerulean-silk-faint: #A5B3B6; --colorarchive-cerulean-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(190, 10%, 68%); --colorarchive-cerulean-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(165, 179, 182); }
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Palette moves
Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.
Darker companion
Cerulean Tone Faint
#8FA0A3 · hsl(190, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Ruby Silk Faint
#B6A8A5 · hsl(10, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Sapphire Silk Faint
#A5ADB6 · hsl(210, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Lagoon Silk Faint
#A5B6B3 · hsl(170, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Peony Silk Faint
#B6A5B3 · hsl(310, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Honey Silk Faint
#B3B6A5 · hsl(70, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Garnet Silk Faint
#B6A5AB · hsl(340, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Apricot Silk Faint
#B6B0A5 · hsl(40, 10%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Cerulean Silk Faint #A5B3B6 Lighter companion: Cerulean Bloom Faint #BCC6C8 Darker companion: Cerulean Tone Faint #8FA0A3 Complementary counterpoint: Ruby Silk Faint #B6A8A5 Analogous lead: Sapphire Silk Faint #A5ADB6 Analogous echo: Lagoon Silk Faint #A5B6B3 Triadic +120°: Peony Silk Faint #B6A5B3 Triadic +240°: Honey Silk Faint #B3B6A5 Split-comp +150°: Garnet Silk Faint #B6A5AB Split-comp +210°: Apricot Silk Faint #B6B0A5
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Cerulean Silk Muted
#9FB7BC · hsl(190, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Tone Faint
#8FA0A3 · hsl(190, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Bloom Faint
#BCC6C8 · hsl(190, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Tone Muted
#87A5AB · hsl(190, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Bloom Muted
#B7C9CD · hsl(190, 18%, 76%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Radiant Faint
#7E9295 · hsl(190, 10%, 54%)
Accessible pairings
Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.
Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#AAA9B5
Protanopia
#ABABB5
Tritanopia
#A6B5B5
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