Lighter companion
Cobalt Bloom Faint
#BCC0C8 · hsl(220, 10%, 76%)
RGB
rgb(165, 171, 182)
HSL
hsl(220, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.3:1Fail
on black
9.1:1AA
About this color
Cobalt Silk Faint (#A5ABB6) belongs to the blue family — hue 220°, 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-cobalt-silk-faint: #A5ABB6; --colorarchive-cobalt-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(220, 10%, 68%); --colorarchive-cobalt-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(165, 171, 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
Cobalt Tone Faint
#8F96A3 · hsl(220, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Apricot Silk Faint
#B6B0A5 · hsl(40, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Iris Silk Faint
#A5A5B6 · hsl(240, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Azure Silk Faint
#A5B0B6 · hsl(200, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Garnet Silk Faint
#B6A5AB · hsl(340, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Moss Silk Faint
#ABB6A5 · hsl(100, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Ruby Silk Faint
#B6A8A5 · hsl(10, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Honey Silk Faint
#B3B6A5 · hsl(70, 10%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Cobalt Silk Faint #A5ABB6 Lighter companion: Cobalt Bloom Faint #BCC0C8 Darker companion: Cobalt Tone Faint #8F96A3 Complementary counterpoint: Apricot Silk Faint #B6B0A5 Analogous lead: Iris Silk Faint #A5A5B6 Analogous echo: Azure Silk Faint #A5B0B6 Triadic +120°: Garnet Silk Faint #B6A5AB Triadic +240°: Moss Silk Faint #ABB6A5 Split-comp +150°: Ruby Silk Faint #B6A8A5 Split-comp +210°: Honey Silk Faint #B3B6A5
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Cobalt Silk Muted
#9FA9BC · hsl(220, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Cobalt Tone Faint
#8F96A3 · hsl(220, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Cobalt Bloom Faint
#BCC0C8 · hsl(220, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Cobalt Tone Muted
#8793AB · hsl(220, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Cobalt Bloom Muted
#B7BECD · hsl(220, 18%, 76%)
Nearby match
Cobalt Radiant Faint
#7E8695 · hsl(220, 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
#A7A7B3
Protanopia
#A8A8B3
Tritanopia
#A5B1B1
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