HEX Color #A0A0D3 (Lightsteelblue)

About #A0A0D3

Visually, #A0A0D3 is defined as a moderate blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightsteelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 160 parts green, and 211 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 24% cyan and 24% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 240.0° hue, 36.7% saturation, and 72.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A0A0D3

RGB160, 160, 211

HSL240.0°, 36.7%, 72.7%

CMYK24%, 24%, 0%, 17%

HSV240.0°, 24.2%, 82.7%

LAB67.5, 11.0, -25.9

XYZ38.8, 37.3, 66.8

Decimal10526931

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A0A0D3 #D3D39F

Analogous

#9FB9D3 #B99FD3

Triadic

#D39F9F #9FD39F

Tetradic

#D39FB9 #D3D39F #9FD3B9

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A0A0D3

#AAAAD7

#B5B5DC

#BFBFE1

#CACAE6

#D4D4EB

#DFDFF0

#E9E9F5

#F4F4FA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A0A0D3

#8E8EBB

#7C7CA4

#6A6A8C

#585875

#47475D

#353546

#23232E

#111117

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.48:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.46:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.37:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.20:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A0A0D3; }

.text-color { color: #A0A0D3; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A0A0D3; }

Similar Colors

Lightsteelblue

#B0C4DE