#a4ade7

Color #a4ade7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 19.65 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a4ade7

RGB

rgb(164, 173, 231)

HSL

hsl(231.9, 58.3%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.9, 29%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(29%, 25.1%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(71.93, 9.76, -30.1)

LCH

lch(71.93, 31.64, 287.97)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0839, 277.4)

HWB

hwb(231.9, 64.3%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7dea4

Analogous

#a4cfe7

#a4ade7

#bda4e7

Triadic

#a4ade7

#e7a4ad

#ade7a4

Split-complementary

#a4ade7

#e7bda4

#cfe7a4

Tetradic

#a4ade7

#dea4e7

#e7dea4

#ade7a4

Square

#a4ade7

#e7a4cf

#e7dea4

#a4e7bd

Shades

Color #a4ade7 mixed toward black.

#707ed9

#3c4fcc

#29399c

#1b2668

#0e1334

Tints

Color #a4ade7 mixed toward white.

#b3bbeb

#c2c8ef

#d2d6f3

#e1e4f7

#f0f1fb

Tones

Color #a4ade7 mixed toward gray.

#aab1e1

#afb5dc

#b5b9d6

#babdd1

#c0c2cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8db · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a7d8 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#a4d0ce · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4ade7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4ade7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4ade7 (#a4ade7) is rgb(164, 173, 231) in RGB.

No, #a4ade7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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