#a0a8cc

Color #a0a8cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.72 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a0a8cc

RGB

rgb(160, 168, 204)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 30.1%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 21.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 17.6%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(69.35, 4.9, -19.26)

LCH

lch(69.35, 19.87, 284.27)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0528, 275.21)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 62.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc4a0

Analogous

#a0becc

#a0a8cc

#aea0cc

Triadic

#a0a8cc

#cca0a8

#a8cca0

Split-complementary

#a0a8cc

#ccaea0

#becca0

Tetradic

#a0a8cc

#c4a0cc

#ccc4a0

#a8cca0

Square

#a0a8cc

#cca0be

#ccc4a0

#a0ccae

Shades

Color #a0a8cc mixed toward black.

#7984b7

#55629e

#404a76

#2a314f

#151927

Tints

Color #a0a8cc mixed toward white.

#b0b7d5

#c0c5dd

#d0d4e6

#dfe2ee

#eff1f7

Tones

Color #a0a8cc mixed toward gray.

#a4aac8

#a7adc5

#abafc1

#afb1bd

#b2b4ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4c4 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#a3a2c2 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#a0bebc · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0a8cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0a8cc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a0a8cc (#a0a8cc) is rgb(160, 168, 204) in RGB.

No, #a0a8cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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