#a0b3c5

Color #a0b3c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.61 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a0b3c5

RGB

rgb(160, 179, 197)

HSL

hsl(209.2, 24.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.2, 18.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.8%, 9.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(72.06, -2.71, -11.33)

LCH

lch(72.06, 11.65, 256.55)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0334, 246.73)

HWB

hwb(209.2, 62.7%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5b2a0

Analogous

#a0c5c5

#a0b3c5

#a0a0c5

Triadic

#a0b3c5

#c5a0b3

#b3c5a0

Split-complementary

#a0b3c5

#c5a0a0

#c5c5a0

Tetradic

#a0b3c5

#b2a0c5

#c5b2a0

#b3c5a0

Square

#a0b3c5

#c5a0c5

#c5b2a0

#a0c5a0

Shades

Color #a0b3c5 mixed toward black.

#7b95ae

#5a7894

#445a6f

#2d3c4a

#171e25

Tints

Color #a0b3c5 mixed toward white.

#b0c0cf

#c0ccd8

#cfd9e2

#dfe6ec

#eff2f5

Tones

Color #a0b3c5 mixed toward gray.

#a3b3c2

#a6b3bf

#a9b3bc

#acb3b9

#afb3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c1 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#a7a6c0 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#a1bdbd · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0b3c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0b3c5]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a0b3c5 (#a0b3c5) is rgb(160, 179, 197) in RGB.

No, #a0b3c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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