#a9a9fc

Color #a9a9fc

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.04 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a9fc

RGB

rgb(169, 169, 252)

HSL

hsl(240, 93.3%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 32.9%, 98.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.9%, 32.9%, 0%, 1.2%)

LAB

lab(72.12, 18.67, -41.17)

LCH

lch(72.12, 45.21, 294.39)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.118, 283.28)

HWB

hwb(240, 66.3%, 1.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fcfca9

Analogous

#a9d2fc

#a9a9fc

#d2a9fc

Triadic

#a9a9fc

#fca9a9

#a9fca9

Split-complementary

#a9a9fc

#fcd2a9

#d2fca9

Tetradic

#a9a9fc

#fca9fc

#fcfca9

#a9fca9

Square

#a9a9fc

#fca9d2

#fcfca9

#a9fcd2

Shades

Color #a9a9fc mixed toward black.

#6565fa

#2121f7

#0707cb

#050588

#020244

Tints

Color #a9a9fc mixed toward white.

#b7b7fd

#c5c5fd

#d4d4fe

#e2e2fe

#f1f1ff

Tones

Color #a9a9fc mixed toward gray.

#b0b0f5

#b7b7ee

#bebee7

#c4c4e0

#cbcbd9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9eb · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#a9a9e7 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#a9ddda · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 22.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a9fc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a9fc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a9a9fc (#a9a9fc) is rgb(169, 169, 252) in RGB.

No, #a9a9fc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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