#a4ade0
a light, vivid blue · warm · closest name: steelblue
RGB
164, 173, 224
HSL
231°, 49%, 76%
CMYK
27, 23, 0, 12
Luminance
0.4316
Every format
| HEX | #a4ade0 |
| RGB | rgb(164, 173, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 49%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 23%, 0%, 12%) |
| LAB | lab(71.7 8.1 -26.7) |
| LCH | lch(71.7 27.9 286.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.759 0.074 276.7) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #a4ade0;
background-color: #a4ade0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a4ade0] bg-[#a4ade0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a4ade0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.643, green: 0.678, blue: 0.878)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a4ade0")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#a4ade0 on white: 2.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#a4ade0 on black: 9.63:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red64.3%
Green67.8%
Blue87.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan26.8%
Magenta22.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.2%
Color previews
#a4ade0 text on a black background
contrast 9.63:1
Card sample
#a4ade0 text on a white background
contrast 2.18:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #a4ade0;
Background color
Panel with #a4ade0 background
background-color: #a4ade0;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a4ade0;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(164, 173, 224, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(164, 173, 224, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a4ade0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4ade0, #C3A4E0);