What color is #A4B3DB?

#A4B3DB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B3DB?

The RGB value is 164, 179, 219: 164 red, 179 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B3DB?

The complementary color is #DBCCA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B3DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B3DB color

#A4B3DB rgb(164, 179, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A4B3DB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 70.2% green and 85.9% blue (164, 179, 219).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 43% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#A4B3DB color codes

HEX	`#A4B3DB`
RGB	`rgb(164, 179, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 70.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 43%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 25%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.05, 3.56, -21.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.05, 22.12, 279.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.213, 45.246, 73.408)`
Decimal	`10793947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B3DB, 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 #A4B3DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B3DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #A4B3DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b3db; }
.text { color: #a4b3db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b3db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 179 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b3db, #b1a4db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4B3DB?: #A4B3DB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B3DB?: The RGB value is 164, 179, 219: 164 red, 179 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B3DB?: The complementary color is #DBCCA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B3DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.