#a9b3da

Color #a9b3da

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.71 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b3da

RGB

rgb(169, 179, 218)

HSL

hsl(227.8, 39.8%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.8, 22.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 17.9%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(73.37, 4.85, -20.77)

LCH

lch(73.37, 21.33, 283.14)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0569, 273.73)

HWB

hwb(227.8, 66.3%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dad0a9

Analogous

#a9cbda

#a9b3da

#b8a9da

Triadic

#a9b3da

#daa9b3

#b3daa9

Split-complementary

#a9b3da

#dab8a9

#cbdaa9

Tetradic

#a9b3da

#d0a9da

#dad0a9

#b3daa9

Square

#a9b3da

#daa9cb

#dad0a9

#a9dab8

Shades

Color #a9b3da mixed toward black.

#7c8bc7

#4f63b3

#3a4a87

#27315a

#13192d

Tints

Color #a9b3da mixed toward white.

#b7c0e0

#c6cce6

#d4d9ed

#e2e6f3

#f1f2f9

Tones

Color #a9b3da mixed toward gray.

#adb5d6

#b1b8d2

#b5bace

#b9bdca

#bdbfc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaed1 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#adaccf · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#aacac9 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b3da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b3da]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a9b3da (#a9b3da) is rgb(169, 179, 218) in RGB.

No, #a9b3da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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