#a1b9e2

Color #a1b9e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.12 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a1b9e2

RGB

rgb(161, 185, 226)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 52.8%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 28.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.8%, 18.1%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(74.68, 1.06, -23.18)

LCH

lch(74.68, 23.2, 272.62)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0645, 261.08)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 63.1%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2caa1

Analogous

#a1dae2

#a1b9e2

#aaa1e2

Triadic

#a1b9e2

#e2a1b9

#b9e2a1

Split-complementary

#a1b9e2

#e2aaa1

#dae2a1

Tetradic

#a1b9e2

#caa1e2

#e2caa1

#b9e2a1

Square

#a1b9e2

#e2a1da

#e2caa1

#a1e2aa

Shades

Color #a1b9e2 mixed toward black.

#7094d3

#3f70c4

#2e5394

#1e3863

#0f1c31

Tints

Color #a1b9e2 mixed toward white.

#b1c5e7

#c0d0ec

#d0dcf0

#e0e8f5

#eff3fa

Tones

Color #a1b9e2 mixed toward gray.

#a7bbdd

#acbcd7

#b1bdd2

#b7bfcc

#bcc0c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd9 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#aba9d7 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#a2d2d0 · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 15.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1b9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1b9e2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a1b9e2 (#a1b9e2) is rgb(161, 185, 226) in RGB.

No, #a1b9e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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