What color is #A0A0C3?

#A0A0C3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A0C3?

The RGB value is 160, 160, 195: 160 red, 160 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A0C3?

The complementary color is #C3C3A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A0C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A0C3 color

#A0A0C3 rgb(160, 160, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A0A0C3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 62.7% green and 76.5% blue (160, 160, 195).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 23% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#A0A0C3 color codes

HEX	`#A0A0C3`
RGB	`rgb(160, 160, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 62.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 23%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 18%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.94, 7.3, -17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.94, 19.36, 292.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.916, 36.555, 56.73)`
Decimal	`10526915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A0C3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A0A0C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A0C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A0A0C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a0c3; }
.text { color: #a0a0c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a0c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 160 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a0c3, #b2a0c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0A0C3?: #A0A0C3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A0C3?: The RGB value is 160, 160, 195: 160 red, 160 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A0C3?: The complementary color is #C3C3A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A0C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.