#a0bce5

Color #a0bce5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#a0bce5

RGB

rgb(160, 188, 229)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 57%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 30.1%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.1%, 17.9%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(75.51, -0.13, -23.54)

LCH

lch(75.51, 23.54, 269.68)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0662, 257.79)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 62.7%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5c9a0

Analogous

#a0dee5

#a0bce5

#a7a0e5

Triadic

#a0bce5

#e5a0bc

#bce5a0

Split-complementary

#a0bce5

#e5a7a0

#dee5a0

Tetradic

#a0bce5

#c9a0e5

#e5c9a0

#bce5a0

Square

#a0bce5

#e5a0de

#e5c9a0

#a0e5a7

Shades

Color #a0bce5 mixed toward black.

#6d98d7

#3a74c9

#2a5799

#1c3a66

#0e1d33

Tints

Color #a0bce5 mixed toward white.

#b0c7e9

#c0d2ee

#d0def2

#dfe9f6

#eff4fb

Tones

Color #a0bce5 mixed toward gray.

#a6bddf

#acbeda

#b1bfd4

#b7c0ce

#bdc1c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaddc · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#aba9da · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#a2d5d3 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 15.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0bce5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0bce5]

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

#a0bce5 (#a0bce5) is rgb(160, 188, 229) in RGB.

No, #a0bce5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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