#a4c7ea

Color #a4c7ea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.4 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a4c7ea

RGB

rgb(164, 199, 234)

HSL

hsl(210, 62.5%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 29.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.9%, 15%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(78.86, -3.68, -21.13)

LCH

lch(78.86, 21.45, 260.12)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0622, 248.59)

HWB

hwb(210, 64.3%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eac7a4

Analogous

#a4eaea

#a4c7ea

#a4a4ea

Triadic

#a4c7ea

#eaa4c7

#c7eaa4

Split-complementary

#a4c7ea

#eaa4a4

#eaeaa4

Tetradic

#a4c7ea

#c7a4ea

#eac7a4

#c7eaa4

Square

#a4c7ea

#eaa4ea

#eac7a4

#a4eaa4

Shades

Color #a4c7ea mixed toward black.

#6ea6de

#3885d1

#2563a2

#19426c

#0c2136

Tints

Color #a4c7ea mixed toward white.

#b3d0ed

#c2daf1

#d1e3f4

#e1ecf8

#f0f6fb

Tones

Color #a4c7ea mixed toward gray.

#aac7e4

#b0c7de

#b5c7d8

#bbc7d3

#c1c7cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b5e2 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#b2afe0 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#a6dcda · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4c7ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4c7ea]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a4c7ea (#a4c7ea) is rgb(164, 199, 234) in RGB.

No, #a4c7ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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