#a0a0cb

Color #a0a0cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.73 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a0a0cb

RGB

rgb(160, 160, 203)

HSL

hsl(240, 29.3%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 21.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 21.2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(67.22, 9.13, -21.95)

LCH

lch(67.22, 23.77, 292.58)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0621, 284.73)

HWB

hwb(240, 62.7%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbcba0

Analogous

#a0b6cb

#a0a0cb

#b6a0cb

Triadic

#a0a0cb

#cba0a0

#a0cba0

Split-complementary

#a0a0cb

#cbb6a0

#b6cba0

Tetradic

#a0a0cb

#cba0cb

#cbcba0

#a0cba0

Square

#a0a0cb

#cba0b6

#cbcba0

#a0cbb6

Shades

Color #a0a0cb mixed toward black.

#7979b6

#56569d

#404075

#2b2b4e

#151527

Tints

Color #a0a0cb mixed toward white.

#b0b0d4

#c0c0dc

#d0d0e5

#dfdfee

#efeff6

Tones

Color #a0a0cb mixed toward gray.

#a4a4c7

#a7a7c4

#ababc0

#aeaebd

#b2b2b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0c2 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#a0a0bf · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a0bab8 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 16.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0a0cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0a0cb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a0a0cb (#a0a0cb) is rgb(160, 160, 203) in RGB.

No, #a0a0cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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