#a9a9bc

Color #a9a9bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.43 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a9bc

RGB

rgb(169, 169, 188)

HSL

hsl(240, 12.4%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 10.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 10.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.78, 3.77, -9.71)

LCH

lch(69.78, 10.42, 291.22)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0271, 285.83)

HWB

hwb(240, 66.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbca9

Analogous

#a9b3bc

#a9a9bc

#b3a9bc

Triadic

#a9a9bc

#bca9a9

#a9bca9

Split-complementary

#a9a9bc

#bcb3a9

#b3bca9

Tetradic

#a9a9bc

#bca9bc

#bcbca9

#a9bca9

Square

#a9a9bc

#bca9b3

#bcbca9

#a9bcb3

Shades

Color #a9a9bc mixed toward black.

#8888a2

#686886

#4e4e64

#343443

#1a1a21

Tints

Color #a9a9bc mixed toward white.

#b7b7c7

#c6c6d2

#d4d4dd

#e2e2e9

#f1f1f4

Tones

Color #a9a9bc mixed toward gray.

#ababba

#acacb9

#aeaeb7

#afafb6

#b1b1b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b8 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a9b7 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#a9b4b3 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a9bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a9bc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a9a9bc (#a9a9bc) is rgb(169, 169, 188) in RGB.

No, #a9a9bc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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