#a9b2c1

Color #a9b2c1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.03 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b2c1

RGB

rgb(169, 178, 193)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 16.2%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 12.4%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 7.8%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(72.31, -0.1, -8.69)

LCH

lch(72.31, 8.69, 269.34)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0237, 260.78)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 66.3%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1b8a9

Analogous

#a9bec1

#a9b2c1

#aca9c1

Triadic

#a9b2c1

#c1a9b2

#b2c1a9

Split-complementary

#a9b2c1

#c1aca9

#bec1a9

Tetradic

#a9b2c1

#b8a9c1

#c1b8a9

#b2c1a9

Square

#a9b2c1

#c1a9be

#c1b8a9

#a9c1ac

Shades

Color #a9b2c1 mixed toward black.

#8693a8

#65748c

#4c5769

#333a46

#191d23

Tints

Color #a9b2c1 mixed toward white.

#b7bfcb

#c6ccd6

#d4d9e0

#e2e5ea

#f1f2f5

Tones

Color #a9b2c1 mixed toward gray.

#abb3bf

#adb3bd

#afb4bb

#b1b4b9

#b3b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadbe · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#acacbd · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a9bbba · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b2c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b2c1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9b2c1 (#a9b2c1) is rgb(169, 178, 193) in RGB.

No, #a9b2c1 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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