#A5CED5Wave (#A5CED5) is a very light, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 209°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.044. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #A5CED5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 206, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 36%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 23%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(80.1 -11.9 -7.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.824 0.044 209) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Wave shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b0c9c7 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green, loses intensity#adcfd1 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green#a5ced5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a5cfd8 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Wave in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.7:1 and against black 12.39:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d7f9ff · #a5ced5 · #85aab0 · #628389 · #425f64 · #233d41
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ace6e3 · #a5ced5 · #80bdd5 · #7aa6c6 · #758fb4 · #707a9f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a5ced5 · #99a7be · #57929c · #516a96 · #1e5760 · #283449
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d9eef1 · #a5ced5 · #b2776e · #45686e · #2a494e · #172b2e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#a5ced5 · #b0a7a5 · #6c797b · #4b4544 · #121f21 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f8 · #a5ced5 · #8da2a5 · #0d2a2e · #00070a · #e25041
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e6f5f8 · #a5ced5 · #8da2a5 · #0d2a2e · #00070a · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#a5ced5 · #b7a4a1 · #966962 · #6a362f · #350e0a · #000304
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#a5ced5 · #b7a4a1 · #946775 · #643c19 · #330d1c · #120400
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#a5ced5 · #b1a4b0 · #8a6a88 · #57440b · #261b00 · #030003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#a5ced5 · #aba6b6 · #7b6f95 · #6a362f · #1a2000 · #050000
#B1D5DB · #BDDCE1 · #C9E3E7 · #D4EAED · #E0F1F3
#84A9AF · #64858A · #466267 · #2A4246 · #0F2428
#ACCCD2 · #B3CACE · #BAC9CB
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.