#A4B5F9#A4B5F9
#A4B5F9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.099 H 273.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4B5F9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 181, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 88%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 34%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.1%, 27.3%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, 9.84, -35.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 36.93, 285.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.53% 0.0054 -0.0989) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.53% 0.099 273.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9277, 47.7779, 96.2483) |
| Luminance | 0.4778 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.52
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.67
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.80
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.63
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.74
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4B5F9 #F9E8A4
analogous
#A4DFF9 #A4B5F9 #BDA4F9
triadic
#A4B5F9 #F9A4B5 #B5F9A4
tetradic
#A4B5F9 #F9A4DF #F9E8A4 #A4F9BD
square
#A4B5F9 #F9A4DF #F9E8A4 #A4F9BD
split-complementary
#A4B5F9 #F9BDA4 #DFF9A4
monochromatic
#3158F1 #6B86F5 #A4B5F9 #DDE4FD #E2E8FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#A4B5F9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#A4B5F9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4B5F9
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4B5F9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4B5F9 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FBBFC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99B5F7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8CC2CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4b5f9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 181, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.099 273.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1cbfb',
500: '#a4b5f9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4b5f9; $custom-light: #c1cbfb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4b5f9",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 181,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228,
"s": 87.629,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78527,
"c": 0.09902,
"h": 273.1
},
"luminance": 0.4778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4B5F9
secondary
#F5EFD6
accent
#B701E4
background
#FCFCFF
surface
#F8F8FF
border
#D1D1D7
text
#121317
muted
#818285