#a0b6e8

Color #a0b6e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.99 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a0b6e8

RGB

rgb(160, 182, 232)

HSL

hsl(221.7, 61%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.7, 31%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 21.6%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(74.03, 3.89, -27.43)

LCH

lch(74.03, 27.7, 278.07)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0759, 266.15)

HWB

hwb(221.7, 62.7%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8d2a0

Analogous

#a0dae8

#a0b6e8

#aea0e8

Triadic

#a0b6e8

#e8a0b6

#b6e8a0

Split-complementary

#a0b6e8

#e8aea0

#dae8a0

Tetradic

#a0b6e8

#d2a0e8

#e8d2a0

#b6e8a0

Square

#a0b6e8

#e8a0da

#e8d2a0

#a0e8ae

Shades

Color #a0b6e8 mixed toward black.

#6c8edb

#3765cf

#264b9e

#193269

#0d1935

Tints

Color #a0b6e8 mixed toward white.

#b0c2ec

#c0cef0

#d0dbf4

#dfe7f7

#eff3fb

Tones

Color #a0b6e8 mixed toward gray.

#a6b8e2

#acbbdc

#b2bdd6

#b8bfd0

#bec2ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaadd · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#a9a7db · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#a1d4d2 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a0b6e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0b6e8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a0b6e8 (#a0b6e8) is rgb(160, 182, 232) in RGB.

No, #a0b6e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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