#a9afca

Color #a9afca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.21 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9afca

RGB

rgb(169, 175, 202)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 23.7%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 16.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 13.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(71.8, 3.46, -14.4)

LCH

lch(71.8, 14.81, 283.51)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0392, 275.57)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 66.3%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cac4a9

Analogous

#a9bfca

#a9afca

#b3a9ca

Triadic

#a9afca

#caa9af

#afcaa9

Split-complementary

#a9afca

#cab3a9

#bfcaa9

Tetradic

#a9afca

#c4a9ca

#cac4a9

#afcaa9

Square

#a9afca

#caa9bf

#cac4a9

#a9cab3

Shades

Color #a9afca mixed toward black.

#838bb2

#5e6999

#474f73

#2f344c

#181a26

Tints

Color #a9afca mixed toward white.

#b7bcd3

#c6cadc

#d4d7e4

#e2e4ed

#f1f2f6

Tones

Color #a9afca mixed toward gray.

#acb1c7

#aeb2c4

#b1b4c2

#b4b6bf

#b7b8bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacc4 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#ababc2 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#a9bfbe · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9afca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9afca]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a9afca (#a9afca) is rgb(169, 175, 202) in RGB.

No, #a9afca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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