#a0b8dd

Color #a0b8dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.52 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a0b8dd

RGB

rgb(160, 184, 221)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 47.3%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 27.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.6%, 16.7%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(74.17, 0.11, -21.24)

LCH

lch(74.17, 21.24, 270.3)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0593, 258.92)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 62.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc5a0

Analogous

#a0d6dd

#a0b8dd

#a6a0dd

Triadic

#a0b8dd

#dda0b8

#b8dda0

Split-complementary

#a0b8dd

#dda6a0

#d6dda0

Tetradic

#a0b8dd

#c5a0dd

#ddc5a0

#b8dda0

Square

#a0b8dd

#dda0d6

#ddc5a0

#a0dda6

Shades

Color #a0b8dd mixed toward black.

#7195cc

#4372bb

#32568c

#21395e

#111d2f

Tints

Color #a0b8dd mixed toward white.

#b0c4e3

#c0d0e8

#cfdbee

#dfe7f4

#eff3f9

Tones

Color #a0b8dd mixed toward gray.

#a5b9d8

#aabad3

#afbbce

#b4bcc9

#b9bdc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababd5 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#aaa8d3 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#a1cecd · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a0b8dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0b8dd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a0b8dd (#a0b8dd) is rgb(160, 184, 221) in RGB.

No, #a0b8dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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