#A4BEFF#A4BEFF
#A4BEFF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.519; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.097 H 267.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4BEFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 190, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 100%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 36%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.7%, 25.5%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.24, 6.42, -34.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.24, 35.44, 280.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.6% -0.0044 -0.0968) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.6% 0.097 267.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.7679, 51.9372, 101.8856) |
| Luminance | 0.5194 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 0.74
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.08
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.28
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.32
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.14
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4BEFF #FFE5A4
analogous
#A4ECFF #A4BEFF #B8A4FF
triadic
#A4BEFF #FFA4BE #BEFFA4
tetradic
#A4BEFF #FFA4EC #FFE5A4 #A4FFB8
square
#A4BEFF #FFA4EC #FFE5A4 #A4FFB8
split-complementary
#A4BEFF #FFB8A4 #ECFFA4
monochromatic
#2A67FF #6792FF #A4BEFF #E0E9FF #E0E9FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#A4BEFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.39
#A4BEFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4BEFF
11.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4BEFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4BEFF | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.39 | 11.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8C3FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0BBFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#88CBD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4beff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 190, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.097 267.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1d1ff',
500: '#a4beff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4beff; $custom-light: #c1d1ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4beff",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 190,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.857,
"s": 100,
"l": 82.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80595,
"c": 0.09688,
"h": 267.4
},
"luminance": 0.51939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4BEFF
secondary
#E4BF64
accent
#A400E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFF
border
#D2D4D7
text
#121418
muted
#828386