Colour

#A4B7D4

#A4B7D4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#A4B7D4 is a blue with RGB values 164, 183, 212 and HSL 216°, 36%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A4B7D4#A4B7D4

HEX#A4B7D4

RGBrgb(164, 183, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.7176, 0.8314

RGB percentages64.3%, 71.8%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(216.3, 35.8%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 22.6%, 83.1%)

CMYK22.6%, 13.7%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,794,964

CSS custom property--colour: #A4B7D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#5B482B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADB8D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8B4D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#98BDC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.9 Light blue · ΔE 15.5 Sky blue · ΔE 16.2 Thistle · ΔE 16.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8 Silver · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.94, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D4C1A4

Analogous#A4CFD4, #A9A4D4

Triadic#D4A4B7, #B7D4A4

Split complementary#D4A9A4, #CFD4A4

Tetradic#D4A4CF, #D4C1A4, #A4D4A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9EEF5

Lighter +10%#C7D2E4

Darker −10%#819CC4

Darker −20%#5F80B3

Darker −30%#486797

Darker −40%#375075

More saturated +25%#93B4E5

Less saturated −25%#B5BAC3

Channel breakdown

R164

G183

B212

Red164 (64.3%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue216.25°

Saturation (HSL)35.82%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G B7 · B D4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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