#a4b9c5

Color #a4b9c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.77 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a4b9c5

RGB

rgb(164, 185, 197)

HSL

hsl(201.8, 22.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.8, 16.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 6.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(73.95, -4.66, -8.49)

LCH

lch(73.95, 9.68, 241.24)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0288, 232.77)

HWB

hwb(201.8, 64.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5b0a4

Analogous

#a4c5c0

#a4b9c5

#a4a9c5

Triadic

#a4b9c5

#c5a4b9

#b9c5a4

Split-complementary

#a4b9c5

#c5a4a9

#c5c0a4

Tetradic

#a4b9c5

#b0a4c5

#c5b0a4

#b9c5a4

Square

#a4b9c5

#c0a4c5

#c5b0a4

#a9c5a4

Shades

Color #a4b9c5 mixed toward black.

#7f9dae

#5e8093

#46606e

#2f4049

#172025

Tints

Color #a4b9c5 mixed toward white.

#b3c5cf

#c2d0d8

#d2dce2

#e1e8ec

#f0f3f5

Tones

Color #a4b9c5 mixed toward gray.

#a7b8c2

#aab8c0

#acb7bd

#afb6ba

#b2b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaec2 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#acabc2 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#a5c0bf · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4b9c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4b9c5]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#a4b9c5 (#a4b9c5) is rgb(164, 185, 197) in RGB.

No, #a4b9c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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