#a4bed1

Color #a4bed1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.19 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#a4bed1

RGB

rgb(164, 190, 209)

HSL

hsl(205.3, 32.8%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.3, 21.5%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 9.1%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(75.65, -4.69, -12.47)

LCH

lch(75.65, 13.32, 249.39)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0393, 239.71)

HWB

hwb(205.3, 64.3%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1b7a4

Analogous

#a4d1cd

#a4bed1

#a4a7d1

Triadic

#a4bed1

#d1a4be

#bed1a4

Split-complementary

#a4bed1

#d1a4a7

#d1cda4

Tetradic

#a4bed1

#b7a4d1

#d1b7a4

#bed1a4

Square

#a4bed1

#cda4d1

#d1b7a4

#a7d1a4

Shades

Color #a4bed1 mixed toward black.

#7ba0bc

#5483a5

#3f627c

#2a4153

#152129

Tints

Color #a4bed1 mixed toward white.

#b3c9d9

#c2d4e0

#d1dee8

#e1e9f0

#f0f4f7

Tones

Color #a4bed1 mixed toward gray.

#a8bdcd

#abbdc9

#afbcc6

#b3bcc2

#b7bbbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0cd · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#aeaccc · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#a5c9c8 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4bed1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4bed1]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#a4bed1 (#a4bed1) is rgb(164, 190, 209) in RGB.

No, #a4bed1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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