#a4c6dd

Color #a4c6dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.94 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a4c6dd

RGB

rgb(164, 198, 221)

HSL

hsl(204.2, 45.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.2, 25.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.8%, 10.4%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(78.17, -6.21, -15.18)

LCH

lch(78.17, 16.4, 247.75)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.0489, 237.77)

HWB

hwb(204.2, 64.3%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddbba4

Analogous

#a4ddd8

#a4c6dd

#a4aadd

Triadic

#a4c6dd

#dda4c6

#c6dda4

Split-complementary

#a4c6dd

#dda4aa

#ddd8a4

Tetradic

#a4c6dd

#bba4dd

#ddbba4

#c6dda4

Square

#a4c6dd

#d8a4dd

#ddbba4

#aadda4

Shades

Color #a4c6dd mixed toward black.

#75a9cc

#478cba

#34698c

#23465d

#11232f

Tints

Color #a4c6dd mixed toward white.

#b3d0e3

#c2d9e8

#d2e3ee

#e1ecf4

#f0f6f9

Tones

Color #a4c6dd mixed toward gray.

#a9c5d8

#aec4d4

#b2c3cf

#b7c2ca

#bcc1c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4d8 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#b2afd6 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#a6d3d2 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4c6dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4c6dd]

Related colors

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Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#a4c6dd (#a4c6dd) is rgb(164, 198, 221) in RGB.

No, #a4c6dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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