#a0b8da

Color #a0b8da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.36 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a0b8da

RGB

rgb(160, 184, 218)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 43.9%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 26.6%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.6%, 15.6%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(74.07, -0.6, -19.77)

LCH

lch(74.07, 19.78, 268.26)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0555, 257.09)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 62.7%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dac2a0

Analogous

#a0d5da

#a0b8da

#a5a0da

Triadic

#a0b8da

#daa0b8

#b8daa0

Split-complementary

#a0b8da

#daa5a0

#d5daa0

Tetradic

#a0b8da

#c2a0da

#dac2a0

#b8daa0

Square

#a0b8da

#daa0d5

#dac2a0

#a0daa5

Shades

Color #a0b8da mixed toward black.

#7396c8

#4774b5

#355788

#233a5b

#121d2d

Tints

Color #a0b8da mixed toward white.

#b0c4e0

#c0d0e6

#cfdbec

#dfe7f3

#eff3f9

Tones

Color #a0b8da mixed toward gray.

#a5b9d5

#aabad0

#aebacb

#b3bbc7

#b8bcc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababd2 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#aaa8d1 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#a1cccb · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a0b8da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0b8da]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a0b8da (#a0b8da) is rgb(160, 184, 218) in RGB.

No, #a0b8da 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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