What color is #A0B1DD?

#A0B1DD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0B1DD?

The RGB value is 160, 177, 221: 160 red, 177 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0B1DD?

The complementary color is #DDCCA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0B1DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0B1DD color

#A0B1DD rgb(160, 177, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A0B1DD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 69.4% green and 86.7% blue (160, 177, 221).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 47% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#A0B1DD color codes

HEX	`#A0B1DD`
RGB	`rgb(160, 177, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 69.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 47%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 28%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.32, 3.94, -24.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.32, 24.39, 279.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.267, 44.137, 74.632)`
Decimal	`10531293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0B1DD, 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 #A0B1DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0B1DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #A0B1DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0b1dd; }
.text { color: #a0b1dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0b1dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 177 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0b1dd, #aea0dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A0B1DD?: #A0B1DD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0B1DD?: The RGB value is 160, 177, 221: 160 red, 177 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0B1DD?: The complementary color is #DDCCA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0B1DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.