#a0b8e2

Color #a0b8e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.77 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a0b8e2

RGB

rgb(160, 184, 226)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 53.2%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 29.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.2%, 18.6%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(74.35, 1.32, -23.69)

LCH

lch(74.35, 23.73, 273.19)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0658, 261.53)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 62.7%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2caa0

Analogous

#a0d9e2

#a0b8e2

#a9a0e2

Triadic

#a0b8e2

#e2a0b8

#b8e2a0

Split-complementary

#a0b8e2

#e2a9a0

#d9e2a0

Tetradic

#a0b8e2

#caa0e2

#e2caa0

#b8e2a0

Square

#a0b8e2

#e2a0d9

#e2caa0

#a0e2a9

Shades

Color #a0b8e2 mixed toward black.

#6f93d3

#3d6ec4

#2d5294

#1e3763

#0f1b31

Tints

Color #a0b8e2 mixed toward white.

#b0c4e7

#c0d0ec

#d0dcf1

#dfe7f5

#eff3fa

Tones

Color #a0b8e2 mixed toward gray.

#a6badd

#abbbd7

#b1bdd2

#b6becc

#bcc0c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababd9 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#aaa8d7 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#a1d1cf · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0b8e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0b8e2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a0b8e2 (#a0b8e2) is rgb(160, 184, 226) in RGB.

No, #a0b8e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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