#a0c4ed

Color #a0c4ed

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.07 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a0c4ed

RGB

rgb(160, 196, 237)

HSL

hsl(211.9, 68.1%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.9, 32.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.5%, 17.3%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(77.91, -2.47, -24.19)

LCH

lch(77.91, 24.32, 264.17)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.07, 251.95)

HWB

hwb(211.9, 62.7%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edc9a0

Analogous

#a0eaed

#a0c4ed

#a2a0ed

Triadic

#a0c4ed

#eda0c4

#c4eda0

Split-complementary

#a0c4ed

#eda2a0

#eaeda0

Tetradic

#a0c4ed

#c9a0ed

#edc9a0

#c4eda0

Square

#a0c4ed

#eda0ea

#edc9a0

#a0eda2

Shades

Color #a0c4ed mixed toward black.

#68a1e2

#317fd8

#205fa7

#153f6f

#0b2038

Tints

Color #a0c4ed mixed toward white.

#b0cef0

#c0d8f3

#cfe1f6

#dfebf9

#eff5fc

Tones

Color #a0c4ed mixed toward gray.

#a6c4e7

#adc5e0

#b3c5da

#bac6d3

#c0c6cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1e4 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#aface2 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#a2dcdb · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a0c4ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0c4ed]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a0c4ed (#a0c4ed) is rgb(160, 196, 237) in RGB.

No, #a0c4ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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