#A4BBDE#A4BBDE
#A4BBDE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.056 H 258.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4BBDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 187, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 47%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 26%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.1%, 15.8%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.27, -0.09, -20.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.27, 20.10, 269.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.66% -0.011 -0.055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.66% 0.056 258.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2613, 48.7056, 76.0568) |
| Luminance | 0.4871 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 3.58
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.41
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.76
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.99
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.62
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4BBDE #DEC7A4
analogous
#A4D8DE #A4BBDE #AAA4DE
triadic
#A4BBDE #DEA4BB #BBDEA4
tetradic
#A4BBDE #DEA4D8 #DEC7A4 #A4DEAA
square
#A4BBDE #DEA4D8 #DEC7A4 #A4DEAA
split-complementary
#A4BBDE #DEAAA4 #D8DEA4
monochromatic
#4A78BD #7799CE #A4BBDE #D1DDEE #E9EEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#A4BBDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.74
#A4BBDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4BBDE
10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4BBDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4BBDE | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.74 | 10.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFBCE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B7DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94C2C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4bbde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 187, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.056 258.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0cfe8',
500: '#a4bbde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4bbde; $custom-light: #c0cfe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4bbde",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 187,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.207,
"s": 46.774,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78657,
"c": 0.0561,
"h": 258.7
},
"luminance": 0.48707
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4BBDE
secondary
#EEE7DD
accent
#812BBA
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F7F9FC
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284