#a4aec6

Color #a4aec6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a4aec6

RGB

rgb(164, 174, 198)

HSL

hsl(222.4, 23%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.4, 17.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.2%, 12.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(71.04, 1.51, -13.38)

LCH

lch(71.04, 13.46, 276.44)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0363, 267.48)

HWB

hwb(222.4, 64.3%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6bca4

Analogous

#a4bfc6

#a4aec6

#aba4c6

Triadic

#a4aec6

#c6a4ae

#aec6a4

Split-complementary

#a4aec6

#c6aba4

#bfc6a4

Tetradic

#a4aec6

#bca4c6

#c6bca4

#aec6a4

Square

#a4aec6

#c6a4bf

#c6bca4

#a4c6ab

Shades

Color #a4aec6 mixed toward black.

#7f8daf

#5d6d94

#46526f

#2e374a

#171b25

Tints

Color #a4aec6 mixed toward white.

#b3bcd0

#c2c9d9

#d2d7e3

#e1e4ec

#f0f2f6

Tones

Color #a4aec6 mixed toward gray.

#a7afc3

#aab0c0

#adb2be

#afb3bb

#b2b4b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a9c1 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a8a7bf · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#a5bcbb · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4aec6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4aec6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4aec6 (#a4aec6) is rgb(164, 174, 198) in RGB.

No, #a4aec6 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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