#a4a8d7

Color #a4a8d7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.87 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a8d7

RGB

rgb(164, 168, 215)

HSL

hsl(235.3, 38.9%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.3, 23.7%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.7%, 21.9%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(70.04, 8.7, -24.24)

LCH

lch(70.04, 25.75, 289.74)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0677, 280.81)

HWB

hwb(235.3, 64.3%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7d3a4

Analogous

#a4c1d7

#a4a8d7

#b9a4d7

Triadic

#a4a8d7

#d7a4a8

#a8d7a4

Split-complementary

#a4a8d7

#d7b9a4

#c1d7a4

Tetradic

#a4a8d7

#d3a4d7

#d7d3a4

#a8d7a4

Square

#a4a8d7

#d7a4c1

#d7d3a4

#a4d7b9

Shades

Color #a4a8d7 mixed toward black.

#787ec4

#4d55af

#3a4084

#272a58

#13152c

Tints

Color #a4a8d7 mixed toward white.

#b3b6de

#c2c5e4

#d1d3eb

#e1e2f2

#f0f0f8

Tones

Color #a4a8d7 mixed toward gray.

#a8acd3

#acafce

#b1b3ca

#b5b6c6

#b9bac2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6cd · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a5ca · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#a4c4c3 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 16.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a8d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a8d7]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a4a8d7 (#a4a8d7) is rgb(164, 168, 215) in RGB.

No, #a4a8d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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