#a9b4c6

Color #a9b4c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.35 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b4c6

RGB

rgb(169, 180, 198)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 20.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 14.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 9.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(72.99, -0.13, -10.42)

LCH

lch(72.99, 10.42, 269.29)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0285, 260.31)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 66.3%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6bba9

Analogous

#a9c3c6

#a9b4c6

#ada9c6

Triadic

#a9b4c6

#c6a9b4

#b4c6a9

Split-complementary

#a9b4c6

#c6ada9

#c3c6a9

Tetradic

#a9b4c6

#bba9c6

#c6bba9

#b4c6a9

Square

#a9b4c6

#c6a9c3

#c6bba9

#a9c6ad

Shades

Color #a9b4c6 mixed toward black.

#8494ae

#627493

#49576e

#313a4a

#181d25

Tints

Color #a9b4c6 mixed toward white.

#b7c1d0

#c6cdd9

#d4dae3

#e2e6ec

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #a9b4c6 mixed toward gray.

#acb5c4

#aeb5c1

#b0b6bf

#b3b6bc

#b5b7ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaec2 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#adacc1 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#aabebe · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b4c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b4c6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a9b4c6 (#a9b4c6) is rgb(169, 180, 198) in RGB.

No, #a9b4c6 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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