#a4aeef

Color #a4aeef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.03 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a4aeef

RGB

rgb(164, 174, 239)

HSL

hsl(232, 70.1%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232, 31.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 27.2%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(72.49, 11.19, -33.58)

LCH

lch(72.49, 35.4, 288.43)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0938, 277.22)

HWB

hwb(232, 64.3%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efe5a4

Analogous

#a4d3ef

#a4aeef

#bfa4ef

Triadic

#a4aeef

#efa4ae

#aeefa4

Split-complementary

#a4aeef

#efbfa4

#d3efa4

Tetradic

#a4aeef

#e5a4ef

#efe5a4

#aeefa4

Square

#a4aeef

#efa4d3

#efe5a4

#a4efbf

Shades

Color #a4aeef mixed toward black.

#6b7be5

#3248db

#1e31ab

#142172

#0a1039

Tints

Color #a4aeef mixed toward white.

#b3bbf2

#c2c9f4

#d1d6f7

#e1e4fa

#f0f1fc

Tones

Color #a4aeef mixed toward gray.

#aab3e9

#b0b7e2

#b7bcdc

#bdc0d6

#c3c5d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a9e1 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a7de · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#a5d6d3 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 20.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4aeef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4aeef]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4aeef (#a4aeef) is rgb(164, 174, 239) in RGB.

No, #a4aeef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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