What color is #A4B0D3?

#A4B0D3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B0D3?

The RGB value is 164, 176, 211: 164 red, 176 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B0D3?

The complementary color is #D3C7A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B0D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B0D3 color

#A4B0D3 rgb(164, 176, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A4B0D3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 69% green and 82.7% blue (164, 176, 211).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 35% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#A4B0D3 color codes

HEX	`#A4B0D3`
RGB	`rgb(164, 176, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 69%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 35%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 22%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.99, 3.34, -19.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.99, 19.37, 279.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.59, 43.645, 67.796)`
Decimal	`10793171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B0D3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A4B0D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B0D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A4B0D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b0d3; }
.text { color: #a4b0d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b0d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 176 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b0d3, #b0a4d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4B0D3?: #A4B0D3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B0D3?: The RGB value is 164, 176, 211: 164 red, 176 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B0D3?: The complementary color is #D3C7A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B0D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.