#a4aec4

Color #a4aec4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.34 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a4aec4

RGB

rgb(164, 174, 196)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 21.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 16.3%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 11.2%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(70.97, 1.07, -12.38)

LCH

lch(70.97, 12.43, 274.94)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0336, 266.07)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 64.3%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4baa4

Analogous

#a4bec4

#a4aec4

#aaa4c4

Triadic

#a4aec4

#c4a4ae

#aec4a4

Split-complementary

#a4aec4

#c4aaa4

#bec4a4

Tetradic

#a4aec4

#baa4c4

#c4baa4

#aec4a4

Square

#a4aec4

#c4a4be

#c4baa4

#a4c4aa

Shades

Color #a4aec4 mixed toward black.

#808eac

#5e6e92

#47536d

#2f3749

#181c24

Tints

Color #a4aec4 mixed toward white.

#b3bcce

#c2c9d8

#d2d7e1

#e1e4eb

#f0f2f5

Tones

Color #a4aec4 mixed toward gray.

#a7afc1

#a9b0bf

#acb1bc

#afb2b9

#b1b3b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a9bf · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a8a7be · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#a5bbba · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4aec4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4aec4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4aec4 (#a4aec4) is rgb(164, 174, 196) in RGB.

No, #a4aec4 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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