What color is #A0A4D7?

#A0A4D7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A4D7?

The RGB value is 160, 164, 215: 160 red, 164 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A4D7?

The complementary color is #D7D3A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A4D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A4D7 color

#A0A4D7 rgb(160, 164, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A0A4D7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 64.3% green and 84.3% blue (160, 164, 215).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 41% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#A0A4D7 color codes

HEX	`#A0A4D7`
RGB	`rgb(160, 164, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 64.3%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 41%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 26%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 24%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.7, 9.72, -26.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.7, 28.05, 290.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.035, 38.93, 69.682)`
Decimal	`10527959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A4D7, 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 #A0A4D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A4D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #A0A4D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a4d7; }
.text { color: #a0a4d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a4d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 164 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a4d7, #b7a0d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0A4D7?: #A0A4D7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A4D7?: The RGB value is 160, 164, 215: 160 red, 164 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A4D7?: The complementary color is #D7D3A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A4D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.