#a4b4bd

Color #a4b4bd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.06 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a4b4bd

RGB

rgb(164, 180, 189)

HSL

hsl(201.6, 15.9%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.6, 13.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.37, -3.67, -6.46)

LCH

lch(72.37, 7.43, 240.4)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.022, 232.19)

HWB

hwb(201.6, 64.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdada4

Analogous

#a4bdb9

#a4b4bd

#a4a7bd

Triadic

#a4b4bd

#bda4b4

#b4bda4

Split-complementary

#a4b4bd

#bda4a7

#bdb9a4

Tetradic

#a4b4bd

#ada4bd

#bdada4

#b4bda4

Square

#a4b4bd

#b9a4bd

#bdada4

#a7bda4

Shades

Color #a4b4bd mixed toward black.

#8298a4

#637b88

#4a5c66

#313d44

#191f22

Tints

Color #a4b4bd mixed toward white.

#b3c0c8

#c2cdd3

#d1d9de

#e1e6e9

#f0f2f4

Tones

Color #a4b4bd mixed toward gray.

#a6b3bb

#a8b3b9

#aab2b7

#acb2b5

#aeb1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababbb · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#aaa9ba · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#a5b9b9 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4b4bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4b4bd]

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Frequently asked questions

#a4b4bd (#a4b4bd) is rgb(164, 180, 189) in RGB.

No, #a4b4bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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