#a0a2bd

Color #a0a2bd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.8 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a0a2bd

RGB

rgb(160, 162, 189)

HSL

hsl(235.9, 18%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.9, 15.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 14.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(67.27, 4.85, -14.1)

LCH

lch(67.27, 14.91, 288.98)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.039, 281.97)

HWB

hwb(235.9, 62.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbba0

Analogous

#a0b0bd

#a0a2bd

#aca0bd

Triadic

#a0a2bd

#bda0a2

#a2bda0

Split-complementary

#a0a2bd

#bdaca0

#b0bda0

Tetradic

#a0a2bd

#bba0bd

#bdbba0

#a2bda0

Square

#a0a2bd

#bda0b0

#bdbba0

#a0bdac

Shades

Color #a0a2bd mixed toward black.

#7e80a5

#5f6289

#484a67

#303145

#181922

Tints

Color #a0a2bd mixed toward white.

#b0b1c8

#c0c1d3

#cfd0de

#dfe0e9

#efeff4

Tones

Color #a0a2bd mixed toward gray.

#a2a4bb

#a5a6b8

#a7a8b6

#aaaab3

#acacb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1b7 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a1a1b5 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#a0b2b1 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0a2bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0a2bd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a0a2bd (#a0a2bd) is rgb(160, 162, 189) in RGB.

No, #a0a2bd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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