#a4bde4

Color #a4bde4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.59 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a4bde4

RGB

rgb(164, 189, 228)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 54.2%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 28.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.1%, 17.1%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(76, 0.25, -22.23)

LCH

lch(76, 22.23, 270.64)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0621, 259.23)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 64.3%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4cba4

Analogous

#a4dde4

#a4bde4

#aba4e4

Triadic

#a4bde4

#e4a4bd

#bde4a4

Split-complementary

#a4bde4

#e4aba4

#dde4a4

Tetradic

#a4bde4

#cba4e4

#e4cba4

#bde4a4

Square

#a4bde4

#e4a4dd

#e4cba4

#a4e4ab

Shades

Color #a4bde4 mixed toward black.

#7298d5

#3f74c6

#2d5697

#1e3a65

#0f1d32

Tints

Color #a4bde4 mixed toward white.

#b3c8e9

#c2d3ed

#d2def2

#e1e9f6

#f0f4fb

Tones

Color #a4bde4 mixed toward gray.

#a9bedf

#afbfd9

#b4c1d4

#b9c2cf

#bfc3c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afb0db · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#aeacd9 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#a5d4d3 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4bde4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4bde4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a4bde4 (#a4bde4) is rgb(164, 189, 228) in RGB.

No, #a4bde4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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