#a4c0ea

Color #a4c0ea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.96 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a4c0ea

RGB

rgb(164, 192, 234)

HSL

hsl(216, 62.5%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 29.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.9%, 17.9%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(77, 0.08, -23.95)

LCH

lch(77, 23.95, 270.19)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0672, 258.32)

HWB

hwb(216, 64.3%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eacea4

Analogous

#a4e3ea

#a4c0ea

#aba4ea

Triadic

#a4c0ea

#eaa4c0

#c0eaa4

Split-complementary

#a4c0ea

#eaaba4

#e3eaa4

Tetradic

#a4c0ea

#cea4ea

#eacea4

#c0eaa4

Square

#a4c0ea

#eaa4e3

#eacea4

#a4eaab

Shades

Color #a4c0ea mixed toward black.

#6e9bde

#3875d1

#2557a2

#193a6c

#0c1d36

Tints

Color #a4c0ea mixed toward white.

#b3caed

#c2d5f1

#d1dff4

#e1eaf8

#f0f4fb

Tones

Color #a4c0ea mixed toward gray.

#aac1e4

#b0c2de

#b5c3d8

#bbc5d3

#c1c6cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1e1 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#afadde · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#a6d9d7 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4c0ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4c0ea]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4c0ea (#a4c0ea) is rgb(164, 192, 234) in RGB.

No, #a4c0ea 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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