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Cobalt Silk Faint

Blue · Hue 220
Hex
#A5ABB6
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
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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

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Lighter companion
Cobalt Bloom Faint
#BCC0C8 · hsl(220, 10%, 76%)
Darker companion
Cobalt Tone Faint
#8F96A3 · hsl(220, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Apricot Silk Faint
#B6B0A5 · hsl(40, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Amethyst Silk Faint
#A7A5B6 · hsl(245, 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%)
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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: Amethyst Silk Faint #A7A5B6
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

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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 Silk Dust
#98A6C3 · hsl(220, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Cobalt Tone Muted
#8793AB · hsl(220, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Cobalt Bloom Muted
#B7BECD · hsl(220, 18%, 76%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7:1
Ruby Ink Soft
#301C18
AAA7:1
Ruby Ink Clear
#371710
AAA7:1
Ruby Ink Vivid
#3E1209
AAA7:1
Ruby Ink Bright
#421006
AAA7:1
Scarlet Ink Muted
#2A1E1D
AAA7:1
Scarlet Ink Dust
#2D1C1A

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#A7A7B3
Protanopia
#A8A8B3
Tritanopia
#A5B1B1
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