#a0b0c9

Color #a0b0c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.18 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a0b0c9

RGB

rgb(160, 176, 201)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 27.5%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 20.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.4%, 12.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.38, -0.19, -14.55)

LCH

lch(71.38, 14.55, 269.25)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0402, 259.25)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 62.7%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9b9a0

Analogous

#a0c5c9

#a0b0c9

#a5a0c9

Triadic

#a0b0c9

#c9a0b0

#b0c9a0

Split-complementary

#a0b0c9

#c9a5a0

#c5c9a0

Tetradic

#a0b0c9

#b9a0c9

#c9b9a0

#b0c9a0

Square

#a0b0c9

#c9a0c5

#c9b9a0

#a0c9a5

Shades

Color #a0b0c9 mixed toward black.

#7a90b3

#577199

#415573

#2c394d

#161c26

Tints

Color #a0b0c9 mixed toward white.

#b0bdd2

#c0cadb

#d0d8e4

#dfe5ed

#eff2f6

Tones

Color #a0b0c9 mixed toward gray.

#a3b1c6

#a7b2c2

#aab2bf

#aeb3bb

#b1b4b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c3 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a5c2 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#a1bfbe · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0b0c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0b0c9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a0b0c9 (#a0b0c9) is rgb(160, 176, 201) in RGB.

No, #a0b0c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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