#A4ADBB#A4ADBB
#A4ADBB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.023 H 259.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4ADBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 173, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 14%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 12%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.3%, 7.5%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.43, -0.31, -8.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.43, 8.23, 267.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.49% -0.0042 -0.0222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.49% 0.023 259.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2210, 41.3670, 52.9223) |
| Luminance | 0.4137 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 4.11
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.51
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 6.94
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.98
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 7.01
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4ADBB #BBB2A4
analogous
#A4B9BB #A4ADBB #A7A4BB
triadic
#A4ADBB #BBA4AD #ADBBA4
tetradic
#A4ADBB #BBA4B9 #BBB2A4 #A4BBA7
square
#A4ADBB #BBA4B9 #BBB2A4 #A4BBA7
split-complementary
#A4ADBB #BBA7A4 #B9BBA4
monochromatic
#626F83 #818DA1 #A4ADBB #C7CDD5 #EAECEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#A4ADBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.27
#A4ADBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4ADBB
9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4ADBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4ADBB | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.27 | 9.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9ADBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6ABBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FB0B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4adbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 173, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.023 259.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfc5cf',
500: '#a4adbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4adbb; $custom-light: #bfc5cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4adbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 173,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.522,
"s": 14.465,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74493,
"c": 0.02256,
"h": 259.2
},
"luminance": 0.41368
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4ADBB
secondary
#E1DEDA
accent
#7B4D99
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F7F8F9
border
#D0D1D2
text
#121213
muted
#818182