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#A4AEDB Color

#A4AEDB is rgb(164, 174, 219) in RGB, hsl(229, 43%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4AEDB
HEX#A4AEDB
RGBrgb(164, 174, 219)
HSLhsl(229, 43%, 75%)
HSVhsv(229, 25%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(75.9% 0.066 275)
LABlab(71.49% 3.79 -24.10)
LCHlch(71.49% 24.39 278.94)

What #A4AEDB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A4AEDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 5.14Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 5.35Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.69Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 9.53Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 12.53Soap#CEC8EFΔE 12.58

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A4AEDB Channel Values

How #A4AEDB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 164 · G 174 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 229° · S 43% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 229° · S 25% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4AEDB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A4AEDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A4AEDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4AEDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A4AEDB
Complementary
#DBD1A4
Analogous
#A4C9DB
Analogous
#B5A4DB
Triadic
#DBA4AE
Triadic
#AEDBA4
Split comp.
#DBB5A4
Split comp.
#C9DBA4

Tints & Shades of #A4AEDB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AFB8DF
#BDC5E5
#C8CEE9
#D3D8EE
#DEE2F2
#EDEFF8

Shades

#7F8DCC
#5B6DBE
#4153A4
#313F7C
#232D58
#141A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A4AEDB.

How #A4AEDB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A4AEDB
Protanopia#ACACDB
Protanomaly#A9ADDB
Deuteranopia#ABABDB
Deuteranomaly#A8ACDB
Tritanopia#9DB4B4
Tritanomaly#A0B2C5
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A4AEDB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a4aedb: #A4AEDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4AEDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4aedb': '#A4AEDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.682, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_a4aedb">#A4AEDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4AEDB"

More Blue Colors

#A4AEDB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A4AEDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4AEDB?

#A4AEDB is a light blue — rgb(164, 174, 219) in RGB and hsl(229, 43%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #A4AEDB?

#A4AEDB is rgb(164, 174, 219) — red 164, green 174, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4AEDB?

#A4AEDB converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4AEDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4AEDB scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4AEDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4AEDB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.87, which is visibly different.

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