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#A4BEF4

#a4bef4 ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a4bef4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 74.51% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.79% cyan, 22.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 220.5°, with 78.43% saturation and 80% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 6.46.

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Relative luminance0.5125

Complementary

  1. #a4bef4
  2. #f4daa4

Split complementary

  1. #a4bef4
  2. #f4b2a4
  3. #e6f4a4

Analogous

  1. #a4e6f4
  2. #a4bef4
  3. #b2a4f4

Triadic

  1. #a4bef4
  2. #f4a4be
  3. #bef4a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4bef4
  2. #daa4f4
  3. #f4daa4
  4. #bef4a4

Square

  1. #a4bef4
  2. #f4a4e6
  3. #f4daa4
  4. #a4f4b2

Monochromatic

  1. #1c5de3
  2. #608dec
  3. #a4bef4
  4. #e8effc
  5. #edf2fd

Shades

#a4bef4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4bef4
  2. #94abdc
  3. #8398c3
  4. #7385ab
  5. #627292
  6. #525f7a
  7. #424c62
  8. #313949
  9. #212631
  10. #101318
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4bef4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4bef4
  2. #adc5f5
  3. #b6cbf6
  4. #bfd2f7
  5. #c8d8f8
  6. #d2dffa
  7. #dbe5fb
  8. #e4ecfc
  9. #edf2fd
  10. #f6f9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4bef4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4bef4
  2. #a0b8e8
  3. #9db2dd
  4. #99abd1
  5. #96a5c6
  6. #929fba
  7. #8e99ae
  8. #8b93a3
  9. #878c97
  10. #84868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4bed6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acc2f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4baf3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8dc9d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9c0f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4bcf3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97c5df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4bef4 {
  color: #a4bef4;
}
Background
.bg-a4bef4 {
  background-color: #a4bef4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4bef4 {
  border: 2px solid #a4bef4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4bef4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 190 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 78% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4bef4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4bef4, #b2a4f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4bef4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 190 244 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.46 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.43 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.10 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.78 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.83 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 10.95 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.07 #5b410b Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#a4bef4  rgb(164, 190, 244)  hsl(221, 78%, 80%)  Light Steel Blue
#f4daa4  rgb(244, 218, 164)  hsl(41, 78%, 80%)  Peach
#f4a4be  rgb(244, 164, 190)  hsl(341, 78%, 80%)  Nadeshiko Pink
#bef4a4  rgb(190, 244, 164)  hsl(101, 78%, 80%)  Granny Smith Apple