#a1bae4

Color #a1bae4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.5 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a1bae4

RGB

rgb(161, 186, 228)

HSL

hsl(217.6, 55.4%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.6, 29.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.4%, 18.4%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(75.01, 1.01, -23.76)

LCH

lch(75.01, 23.78, 272.43)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0662, 260.69)

HWB

hwb(217.6, 63.1%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4cba1

Analogous

#a1dce4

#a1bae4

#aaa1e4

Triadic

#a1bae4

#e4a1ba

#bae4a1

Split-complementary

#a1bae4

#e4aaa1

#dce4a1

Tetradic

#a1bae4

#cba1e4

#e4cba1

#bae4a1

Square

#a1bae4

#e4a1dc

#e4cba1

#a1e4aa

Shades

Color #a1bae4 mixed toward black.

#6f95d6

#3c70c7

#2b5497

#1d3865

#0e1c32

Tints

Color #a1bae4 mixed toward white.

#b1c6e9

#c0d1ed

#d0ddf2

#e0e8f6

#eff4fb

Tones

Color #a1bae4 mixed toward gray.

#a7bbde

#acbdd9

#b2bed3

#b7c0ce

#bdc1c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acaddb · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#aba9d9 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#a2d3d1 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1bae4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1bae4]

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

#a1bae4 (#a1bae4) is rgb(161, 186, 228) in RGB.

No, #a1bae4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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