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Hex #a0adcc

#a0adcc is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #a0adcc color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#a0adcc Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#a0adcc copy to clipboard
RGB	R 160 G 173 B 204 RGB (160, 173, 204) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 222.27 S 0.3 L 0.71
CMYK	C 17% M 12% Y 0% K 20%
Usage of blue	The color #a0adcc is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#a0adcc Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#a0adcc to RGB conversion

Red	160	160% RED
Green	173	173% GREEN
Blue	204	204% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(160, 173, 204); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(160, 173, 204); // for css background-color

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#a0adcc to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
17.25 %	12.16 %	0 %	20 %

#a0adcc to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
222.273	0.3	0.71

CSS code: color: hsl(222.3, 30%, 71%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #a0adcc

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #a0adcc

Tints and Shades of #a0adcc

Tints of #a0adcc		Shades of #a0adcc
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #a0adcc

This shows how text with the hex-color #a0adcc would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #a0adcc

Primary
#a0adcc (already open)

Secondary
#ccbfa0

Tertiary
#f9f7f3

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Complementary Color: #ccbfa0

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #a0adcc

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