#A4BDEE#A4BDEE
#A4BDEE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.505; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.075 H 263.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4BDEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 189, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 69%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 31%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.1%, 20.6%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.35, 2.68, -27.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.35, 27.23, 275.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.69% -0.0083 -0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.69% 0.075 263.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9356, 50.4589, 88.0335) |
| Luminance | 0.5046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.35
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.23
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.70
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.89
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.52
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4BDEE #EED5A4
analogous
#A4E2EE #A4BDEE #B0A4EE
triadic
#A4BDEE #EEA4BD #BDEEA4
tetradic
#A4BDEE #EEA4E2 #EED5A4 #A4EEB0
square
#A4BDEE #EEA4E2 #EED5A4 #A4EEB0
split-complementary
#A4BDEE #EEB0A4 #E2EEA4
monochromatic
#3D72DB #7098E4 #A4BDEE #D8E2F8 #E5ECFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#A4BDEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.09
#A4BDEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4BDEE
11.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4BDEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4BDEE | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.09 | 11.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADC0F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B9ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8FC7CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4bdee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 189, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.075 263.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0d0f3',
500: '#a4bdee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4bdee; $custom-light: #c0d0f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4bdee",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 189,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.73,
"s": 68.519,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79689,
"c": 0.07516,
"h": 263.6
},
"luminance": 0.50461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4BDEE
secondary
#CBAB6B
accent
#9115D0
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFE
border
#D2D4D6
text
#121417
muted
#828385