#A5B4FC — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS indigo-300 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#A5B4FC is a light, vivid blue. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class indigo-300 (e.g. bg-indigo-300, text-indigo-300). Its nearest CSS named color is lightsteelblue (#b0c4de). For readable text on a #A5B4FC background, black text gives the strongest contrast (10.53:1). Because it is so light, #A5B4FC works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.

Color Values

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#A5B4FC in Tailwind CSS (indigo-300)

#A5B4FC ships with Tailwind CSS as indigo-300 — use it as bg-indigo-300, text-indigo-300, or border-indigo-300. It sits at step 300 of the indigo ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #A5B4FC (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #aebcfc Copy
• 20% tint #b7c3fd Copy
• 30% tint #c0cbfd Copy
• 40% tint #c9d2fd Copy
• 50% tint #d2dafe Copy
• 60% tint #dbe1fe Copy
• 70% tint #e4e9fe Copy
• 80% tint #edf0fe Copy
• 90% tint #f6f8ff Copy

Shades of #A5B4FC (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #95a2e3 Copy
• 20% shade #8490ca Copy
• 30% shade #737eb0 Copy
• 40% shade #636c97 Copy
• 50% shade #535a7e Copy
• 60% shade #424865 Copy
• 70% shade #32364c Copy
• 80% shade #212432 Copy
• 90% shade #101219 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #A5B4FC background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #A5B4FC from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More blue colors in the library: #CBD5E1 (slate-300), #D1D5DB (gray-300), #93C5FD (blue-300), #BAE6FD (sky-200), #BFDBFE (blue-200), #E5E7EB (gray-200).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #A5B4FC?

  #A5B4FC is a light, vivid blue — rgb(165, 180, 252). Its nearest CSS named color is lightsteelblue. In Tailwind CSS it is indigo-300.

• How do I make tints and shades of #A5B4FC?

  Mix #A5B4FC with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #A5B4FC is #b7c3fd and a 20% shade is #8490ca — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #A5B4FC in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #A5B4FC?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #A5B4FC background at 10.53:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #A5B4FC?

  indigo-300 — use it as bg-indigo-300, text-indigo-300, or border-indigo-300. The full indigo 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.