#a4c6e2

Color #a4c6e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.48 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a4c6e2

RGB

rgb(164, 198, 226)

HSL

hsl(207.1, 51.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.1, 27.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.4%, 12.4%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(78.33, -5.05, -17.63)

LCH

lch(78.33, 18.34, 254.02)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0539, 243.34)

HWB

hwb(207.1, 64.3%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2c0a4

Analogous

#a4e2df

#a4c6e2

#a4a7e2

Triadic

#a4c6e2

#e2a4c6

#c6e2a4

Split-complementary

#a4c6e2

#e2a4a7

#e2dfa4

Tetradic

#a4c6e2

#c0a4e2

#e2c0a4

#c6e2a4

Square

#a4c6e2

#dfa4e2

#e2c0a4

#a7e2a4

Shades

Color #a4c6e2 mixed toward black.

#73a7d2

#4188c3

#2f6694

#1f4463

#102231

Tints

Color #a4c6e2 mixed toward white.

#b3d0e7

#c2d9ec

#d2e3f1

#e1ecf5

#f0f6fa

Tones

Color #a4c6e2 mixed toward gray.

#a9c6dd

#aec5d8

#b4c5d3

#b9c4cd

#bec4c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4dc · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#b2afda · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#a6d6d5 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4c6e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4c6e2]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a4c6e2 (#a4c6e2) is rgb(164, 198, 226) in RGB.

No, #a4c6e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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