#a4bae2

Color #a4bae2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.41 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#a4bae2

RGB

rgb(164, 186, 226)

HSL

hsl(218.7, 51.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.7, 27.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.4%, 17.7%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(75.14, 1.4, -22.46)

LCH

lch(75.14, 22.5, 273.57)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0622, 262.33)

HWB

hwb(218.7, 64.3%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2cca4

Analogous

#a4d9e2

#a4bae2

#ada4e2

Triadic

#a4bae2

#e2a4ba

#bae2a4

Split-complementary

#a4bae2

#e2ada4

#d9e2a4

Tetradic

#a4bae2

#cca4e2

#e2cca4

#bae2a4

Square

#a4bae2

#e2a4d9

#e2cca4

#a4e2ad

Shades

Color #a4bae2 mixed toward black.

#7395d2

#416fc3

#2f5394

#1f3763

#101c31

Tints

Color #a4bae2 mixed toward white.

#b3c6e7

#c2d1ec

#d2ddf1

#e1e8f5

#f0f4fa

Tones

Color #a4bae2 mixed toward gray.

#a9bcdd

#aebdd8

#b4bfd3

#b9c0cd

#bec2c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaed9 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#adabd7 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#a5d2d0 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4bae2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4bae2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4bae2 (#a4bae2) is rgb(164, 186, 226) in RGB.

No, #a4bae2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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