#a4bdea

Color #a4bdea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.63 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a4bdea

RGB

rgb(164, 189, 234)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 62.5%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 29.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.9%, 19.2%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(76.21, 1.7, -25.16)

LCH

lch(76.21, 25.22, 273.87)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0699, 262.1)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 64.3%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ead1a4

Analogous

#a4e0ea

#a4bdea

#aea4ea

Triadic

#a4bdea

#eaa4bd

#bdeaa4

Split-complementary

#a4bdea

#eaaea4

#e0eaa4

Tetradic

#a4bdea

#d1a4ea

#ead1a4

#bdeaa4

Square

#a4bdea

#eaa4e0

#ead1a4

#a4eaae

Shades

Color #a4bdea mixed toward black.

#6e96de

#386fd1

#2552a2

#19366c

#0c1b36

Tints

Color #a4bdea mixed toward white.

#b3c8ed

#c2d3f1

#d1def4

#e1e9f8

#f0f4fb

Tones

Color #a4bdea mixed toward gray.

#aabfe4

#b0c0de

#b5c2d8

#bbc4d3

#c1c5cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afb0e0 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#aeacde · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#a5d8d6 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 16.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4bdea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4bdea]

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

#a4bdea (#a4bdea) is rgb(164, 189, 234) in RGB.

No, #a4bdea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a4bdea, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast