#a4b0cb

Color #a4b0cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.28 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a4b0cb

RGB

rgb(164, 176, 203)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 27.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 19.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.2%, 13.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(71.73, 1.53, -15.09)

LCH

lch(71.73, 15.17, 275.79)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0411, 266.37)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 64.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbbfa4

Analogous

#a4c4cb

#a4b0cb

#aca4cb

Triadic

#a4b0cb

#cba4b0

#b0cba4

Split-complementary

#a4b0cb

#cbaca4

#c4cba4

Tetradic

#a4b0cb

#bfa4cb

#cbbfa4

#b0cba4

Square

#a4b0cb

#cba4c4

#cbbfa4

#a4cbac

Shades

Color #a4b0cb mixed toward black.

#7d8eb5

#596e9c

#435275

#2c374e

#161b27

Tints

Color #a4b0cb mixed toward white.

#b3bdd4

#c2cadc

#d2d8e5

#e1e5ee

#f0f2f6

Tones

Color #a4b0cb mixed toward gray.

#a7b1c8

#abb3c5

#aeb4c1

#b1b5be

#b4b6bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c5 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#a9a8c3 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#a5c0bf · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4b0cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4b0cb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4b0cb (#a4b0cb) is rgb(164, 176, 203) in RGB.

No, #a4b0cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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