#a4bfea

Color #a4bfea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.49 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a4bfea

RGB

rgb(164, 191, 234)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 62.5%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 29.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.9%, 18.4%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(76.74, 0.62, -24.35)

LCH

lch(76.74, 24.36, 271.46)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0681, 259.6)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 64.3%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eacfa4

Analogous

#a4e2ea

#a4bfea

#aca4ea

Triadic

#a4bfea

#eaa4bf

#bfeaa4

Split-complementary

#a4bfea

#eaaca4

#e2eaa4

Tetradic

#a4bfea

#cfa4ea

#eacfa4

#bfeaa4

Square

#a4bfea

#eaa4e2

#eacfa4

#a4eaac

Shades

Color #a4bfea mixed toward black.

#6e99de

#3873d1

#2555a2

#19396c

#0c1c36

Tints

Color #a4bfea mixed toward white.

#b3caed

#c2d4f1

#d1dff4

#e1eaf8

#f0f4fb

Tones

Color #a4bfea mixed toward gray.

#aac0e4

#b0c2de

#b5c3d8

#bbc4d3

#c1c6cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b1e1 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#afadde · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#a5d9d7 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 15.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4bfea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4bfea]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a4bfea (#a4bfea) is rgb(164, 191, 234) in RGB.

No, #a4bfea 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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