#a9b0d1

Color #a9b0d1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.72 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b0d1

RGB

rgb(169, 176, 209)

HSL

hsl(229.5, 30.3%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.5, 19.1%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.1%, 15.8%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(72.29, 4.45, -17.5)

LCH

lch(72.29, 18.06, 284.27)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0478, 275.76)

HWB

hwb(229.5, 66.3%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1caa9

Analogous

#a9c4d1

#a9b0d1

#b6a9d1

Triadic

#a9b0d1

#d1a9b0

#b0d1a9

Split-complementary

#a9b0d1

#d1b6a9

#c4d1a9

Tetradic

#a9b0d1

#caa9d1

#d1caa9

#b0d1a9

Square

#a9b0d1

#d1a9c4

#d1caa9

#a9d1b6

Shades

Color #a9b0d1 mixed toward black.

#808abb

#5865a4

#424c7b

#2c3352

#161929

Tints

Color #a9b0d1 mixed toward white.

#b7bdd9

#c6cae0

#d4d7e8

#e2e5f0

#f1f2f7

Tones

Color #a9b0d1 mixed toward gray.

#acb2ce

#b0b4ca

#b3b6c7

#b6b9c4

#babbc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacca · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#acabc8 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a9c4c2 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b0d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b0d1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9b0d1 (#a9b0d1) is rgb(169, 176, 209) in RGB.

No, #a9b0d1 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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