HEX Color #A0A8FF (Cornflowerblue)

About #A0A8FF

The hex code #A0A8FF represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Cornflowerblue. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 168 parts green, and 255 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 37% cyan and 34% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A0A8FF

RGB160, 168, 255

HSL234.9°, 100.0%, 81.4%

CMYK37%, 34%, 0%, 0%

HSV234.9°, 37.3%, 100.0%

LAB71.4, 17.6, -44.1

XYZ46.5, 42.7, 100.4

Decimal10529023

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A0A8FF #FFF6A0

Analogous

#A0D7FF #C7A0FF

Triadic

#FFA0A7 #A8FFA0

Tetradic

#FFA0D7 #FFF6A0 #A0FFC7

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A0A8FF

#AAB1FF

#B5BBFF

#BFC5FF

#CACEFF

#D4D8FF

#DFE2FF

#E9EBFF

#F4F5FF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A0A8FF

#8E95E2

#7C82C6

#6A70AA

#585D8D

#474A71

#353855

#232538

#11121C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.20:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.54:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.10:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.11:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A0A8FF; }

.text-color { color: #A0A8FF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A0A8FF; }

Similar Colors

Cornflowerblue

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