Colour

#A4BBD4

#A4BBD4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#A4BBD4 is a blue with RGB values 164, 187, 212 and HSL 211°, 36%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A4BBD4#A4BBD4

HEX#A4BBD4

RGBrgb(164, 187, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.7333, 0.8314

RGB percentages64.3%, 73.3%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(211.3, 35.8%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.3, 22.6%, 83.1%)

CMYK22.6%, 11.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,795,988

CSS custom property--colour: #A4BBD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1

Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#5B442B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2BBD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACB6D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#97C1C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.7 Light blue · ΔE 12.8 Sky blue · ΔE 14.5 Silver · ΔE 15.6 Dark grey · ΔE 16.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.69, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D4BDA4

Analogous#A4D3D4, #A5A4D4

Triadic#D4A4BB, #BBD4A4

Split complementary#D4A5A4, #D3D4A4

Tetradic#D4A4D3, #D4BDA4, #A4D4A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9EFF5

Lighter +10%#C7D5E4

Darker −10%#81A1C4

Darker −20%#5F87B3

Darker −30%#486E97

Darker −40%#375575

More saturated +25%#93BAE5

Less saturated −25%#B5BCC3

Channel breakdown

R164

G187

B212

Red164 (64.3%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue211.25°

Saturation (HSL)35.82%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G BB · B D4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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