#a4b0df

Color #a4b0df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.7 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a4b0df

RGB

rgb(164, 176, 223)

HSL

hsl(227.8, 48%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.8, 26.5%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.5%, 21.1%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(72.41, 6.16, -25)

LCH

lch(72.41, 25.75, 283.84)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0688, 273.5)

HWB

hwb(227.8, 64.3%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfd3a4

Analogous

#a4cedf

#a4b0df

#b6a4df

Triadic

#a4b0df

#dfa4b0

#b0dfa4

Split-complementary

#a4b0df

#dfb6a4

#cedfa4

Tetradic

#a4b0df

#d3a4df

#dfd3a4

#b0dfa4

Square

#a4b0df

#dfa4ce

#dfd3a4

#a4dfb6

Shades

Color #a4b0df mixed toward black.

#7487ce

#455dbd

#32458f

#222e5f

#111730

Tints

Color #a4b0df mixed toward white.

#b3bde4

#c2caea

#d2d8ef

#e1e5f4

#f0f2fa

Tones

Color #a4b0df mixed toward gray.

#a9b3da

#aeb6d5

#b3b9d0

#b8bccb

#bdbfc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9d5 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a9a8d2 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a5ccca · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4b0df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4b0df]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a4b0df (#a4b0df) is rgb(164, 176, 223) in RGB.

No, #a4b0df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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