#a4a9bf

Color #a4a9bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.38 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a9bf

RGB

rgb(164, 169, 191)

HSL

hsl(228.9, 17.4%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.9, 14.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 11.5%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.49, 2.73, -11.84)

LCH

lch(69.49, 12.15, 282.98)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0321, 275.36)

HWB

hwb(228.9, 64.3%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbaa4

Analogous

#a4b6bf

#a4a9bf

#aca4bf

Triadic

#a4a9bf

#bfa4a9

#a9bfa4

Split-complementary

#a4a9bf

#bfaca4

#b6bfa4

Tetradic

#a4a9bf

#baa4bf

#bfbaa4

#a9bfa4

Square

#a4a9bf

#bfa4b6

#bfbaa4

#a4bfac

Shades

Color #a4a9bf mixed toward black.

#8188a7

#62698b

#494f68

#313545

#181a23

Tints

Color #a4a9bf mixed toward white.

#b3b7ca

#c2c6d4

#d1d4df

#e1e2ea

#f0f1f4

Tones

Color #a4a9bf mixed toward gray.

#a6aabd

#a8acba

#abadb8

#adafb6

#afb0b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ba · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a6b9 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#a4b6b5 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a9bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a9bf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a4a9bf (#a4a9bf) is rgb(164, 169, 191) in RGB.

No, #a4a9bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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