Information about #A0B5CA color

#A0B5CA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A0B5CA belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(160, 181, 202) — 62.7% red, 71% green, 79.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 8 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A0B5CA reads as a softly balanced steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Frozen (#9DB6C6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Shinto (#A6B5C6) and Echo Blue (#A4AFCD).

The recipe behind #A0B5CA is rgb(160, 181, 202), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A0B5CA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A0B5CA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A0B5CA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A0B5CA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A0B5CA
  • RGB160, 181, 202
  • CMYK16, 8, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(160, 181, 202)
  • HSL210°, 28%, 71%
  • HSL Precise210°, 28.378%, 70.98%
  • HSV210°, 21%, 79%
  • HSB210°, 21%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.710, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.710, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.710, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA0B5CA
  • DECIMAL ID10532298
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01