#A4BBDD#A4BBDD
#A4BBDD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.055 H 258.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4BBDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 187, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 46%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 26%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.8%, 15.4%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.23, -0.33, -19.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.23, 19.61, 269.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.62% -0.0114 -0.0536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.62% 0.055 258) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1277, 48.6521, 75.3530) |
| Luminance | 0.4865 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.38
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.14
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.62
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.20
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.36
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4BBDD #DDC6A4
analogous
#A4D8DD #A4BBDD #A9A4DD
triadic
#A4BBDD #DDA4BB #BBDDA4
tetradic
#A4BBDD #DDA4D8 #DDC6A4 #A4DDA9
square
#A4BBDD #DDA4D8 #DDC6A4 #A4DDA9
split-complementary
#A4BBDD #DDA9A4 #D8DDA4
monochromatic
#4B78BC #779ACC #A4BBDD #D1DCEE #E9EEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#A4BBDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.73
#A4BBDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4BBDD
10.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4BBDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4BBDD | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.73 | 10.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0BCDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B7DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95C2C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4bbdd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 187, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.055 258.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0cfe7',
500: '#a4bbdd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4bbdd; $custom-light: #c0cfe7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4bbdd",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 187,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.789,
"s": 45.6,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7862,
"c": 0.05482,
"h": 258
},
"luminance": 0.48654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4BBDD
secondary
#EEE7DD
accent
#802DB9
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F9FC
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284