Information about #A4B4C6 color

#A4B4C6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A4B4C6 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(164, 180, 198) — 64.3% red, 70.6% green, 77.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 7 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A4B4C6 presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Shinto (#A6B5C6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Icebreaker (#A9B7C9) and Frozen (#9DB6C6).

The recipe behind #A4B4C6 is rgb(164, 180, 198), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A4B4C6: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A4B4C6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A4B4C6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A4B4C6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A4B4C6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A4B4C6
  • RGB164, 180, 198
  • CMYK13, 7, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(164, 180, 198)
  • HSL212°, 23%, 71%
  • HSL Precise211.765°, 22.973%, 70.98%
  • HSV212°, 17%, 78%
  • HSB212°, 17%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.706, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.706, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.706, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA4B4C6
  • DECIMAL ID10794182
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01