What color is #A0ABCA?

#A0ABCA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0ABCA?

The RGB value is 160, 171, 202: 160 red, 171 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0ABCA?

The complementary color is #CABFA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0ABCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0ABCA color

#A0ABCA rgb(160, 171, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A0ABCA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 67.1% green and 79.2% blue (160, 171, 202).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 28% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#A0ABCA color codes

HEX	`#A0ABCA`
RGB	`rgb(160, 171, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 67.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 28%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 21%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.08, 2.78, -17.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.08, 17.28, 279.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.718, 40.863, 61.66)`
Decimal	`10529738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0ABCA, 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 #A0ABCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0ABCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #A0ABCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0abca; }
.text { color: #a0abca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0abca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 171 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0abca, #aaa0ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A0ABCA?: #A0ABCA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0ABCA?: The RGB value is 160, 171, 202: 160 red, 171 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0ABCA?: The complementary color is #CABFA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0ABCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.