#A4ACBC#A4ACBC
#A4ACBC is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.025 H 264.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4ACBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 172, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 15%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 13%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 8.5%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.20, 0.45, -9.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.20, 9.14, 272.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.32% -0.0024 -0.0246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.32% 0.025 264.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1374, 41.0279, 53.4244) |
| Luminance | 0.4103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 5.10
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.08
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.31
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.49
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.61
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4ACBC #BCB4A4
analogous
#A4B8BC #A4ACBC #A8A4BC
triadic
#A4ACBC #BCA4AC #ACBCA4
tetradic
#A4ACBC #BCA4B8 #BCB4A4 #A4BCA8
square
#A4ACBC #BCA4B8 #BCB4A4 #A4BCA8
split-complementary
#A4ACBC #BCA8A4 #B8BCA4
monochromatic
#616D84 #818CA2 #A4ACBC #C7CCD6 #EAECF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#A4ACBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#A4ACBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4ACBC
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4ACBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4ACBC | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7ADBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ABBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FAFB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4acbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 172, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.025 264.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfc4d0',
500: '#a4acbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4acbc; $custom-light: #bfc4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4acbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 172,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220,
"s": 15.19,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74317,
"c": 0.02474,
"h": 264.4
},
"luminance": 0.41028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4ACBC
secondary
#E1DFDA
accent
#804C99
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F7F8F9
border
#D0D1D2
text
#121214
muted
#818182