#a9b0e1

Color #a9b0e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.96 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b0e1

RGB

rgb(169, 176, 225)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 48.3%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 24.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 21.8%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(72.84, 8.13, -25.39)

LCH

lch(72.84, 26.66, 287.76)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0705, 278.23)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 66.3%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1daa9

Analogous

#a9cce1

#a9b0e1

#bea9e1

Triadic

#a9b0e1

#e1a9b0

#b0e1a9

Split-complementary

#a9b0e1

#e1bea9

#cce1a9

Tetradic

#a9b0e1

#daa9e1

#e1daa9

#b0e1a9

Square

#a9b0e1

#e1a9cc

#e1daa9

#a9e1be

Shades

Color #a9b0e1 mixed toward black.

#7883d0

#4857bf

#333f92

#222a61

#111531

Tints

Color #a9b0e1 mixed toward white.

#b7bde6

#c6caeb

#d4d8f0

#e2e5f5

#f1f2fa

Tones

Color #a9b0e1 mixed toward gray.

#aeb4dc

#b2b7d8

#b7bbd3

#bcbece

#c0c2ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd6 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#acabd4 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a9cecc · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 17.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b0e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b0e1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9b0e1 (#a9b0e1) is rgb(169, 176, 225) in RGB.

No, #a9b0e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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