Lighter companion
Indigo Bloom Faint
#BCBEC8 · hsl(230, 10%, 76%)
RGB
rgb(165, 168, 182)
HSL
hsl(230, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.4:1Fail
on black
8.9:1AA
About this color
Indigo Silk Faint (#A5A8B6) belongs to the blue family — hue 230°, 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-indigo-silk-faint: #A5A8B6; --colorarchive-indigo-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(230, 10%, 68%); --colorarchive-indigo-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(165, 168, 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
Indigo Tone Faint
#8F92A3 · hsl(230, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Amber Silk Faint
#B6B3A5 · hsl(50, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Violet Silk Faint
#A8A5B6 · hsl(250, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Steel Silk Faint
#A5AFB6 · hsl(205, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Merlot Silk Faint
#B6A5A8 · hsl(350, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Leaf Silk Faint
#A8B6A5 · hsl(110, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Ember Silk Faint
#B6ABA5 · hsl(20, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Olive Silk Faint
#B0B6A5 · hsl(80, 10%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Indigo Silk Faint #A5A8B6 Lighter companion: Indigo Bloom Faint #BCBEC8 Darker companion: Indigo Tone Faint #8F92A3 Complementary counterpoint: Amber Silk Faint #B6B3A5 Analogous lead: Violet Silk Faint #A8A5B6 Analogous echo: Steel Silk Faint #A5AFB6 Triadic +120°: Merlot Silk Faint #B6A5A8 Triadic +240°: Leaf Silk Faint #A8B6A5 Split-comp +150°: Ember Silk Faint #B6ABA5 Split-comp +210°: Olive Silk Faint #B0B6A5
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Indigo Silk Muted
#9FA4BC · hsl(230, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Indigo Tone Faint
#8F92A3 · hsl(230, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Indigo Bloom Faint
#BCBEC8 · hsl(230, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Indigo Silk Dust
#989FC3 · hsl(230, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Indigo Tone Muted
#878DAB · hsl(230, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Indigo Bloom Muted
#B7BACD · hsl(230, 18%, 76%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#A6A6B2
Protanopia
#A6A6B3
Tritanopia
#A5B0B0
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