#a0cde5

Color #a0cde5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.61 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a0cde5

RGB

rgb(160, 205, 229)

HSL

hsl(200.9, 57%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.9, 30.1%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.1%, 10.5%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(80.06, -9.18, -16.65)

LCH

lch(80.06, 19.01, 241.13)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0581, 231.57)

HWB

hwb(200.9, 62.7%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5b8a0

Analogous

#a0e5db

#a0cde5

#a0abe5

Triadic

#a0cde5

#e5a0cd

#cde5a0

Split-complementary

#a0cde5

#e5a0ab

#e5dba0

Tetradic

#a0cde5

#b8a0e5

#e5b8a0

#cde5a0

Square

#a0cde5

#dba0e5

#e5b8a0

#abe5a0

Shades

Color #a0cde5 mixed toward black.

#6db2d7

#3a97c9

#2a7299

#1c4c66

#0e2633

Tints

Color #a0cde5 mixed toward white.

#b0d5e9

#c0deee

#d0e6f2

#dfeef6

#eff7fb

Tones

Color #a0cde5 mixed toward gray.

#a6cbdf

#accada

#b1c8d4

#b7c6ce

#bdc4c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b6e0 · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#b3afde · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#a3dbda · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 14.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0cde5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0cde5]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a0cde5 (#a0cde5) is rgb(160, 205, 229) in RGB.

No, #a0cde5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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