#a9b6ca

Color #a9b6ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.06 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b6ca

RGB

rgb(169, 182, 202)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 23.7%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 16.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 9.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(73.65, -0.35, -11.63)

LCH

lch(73.65, 11.64, 268.28)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0321, 259.04)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 66.3%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cabda9

Analogous

#a9c6ca

#a9b6ca

#aca9ca

Triadic

#a9b6ca

#caa9b6

#b6caa9

Split-complementary

#a9b6ca

#caaca9

#c6caa9

Tetradic

#a9b6ca

#bda9ca

#cabda9

#b6caa9

Square

#a9b6ca

#caa9c6

#cabda9

#a9caac

Shades

Color #a9b6ca mixed toward black.

#8395b2

#5e7599

#475873

#2f3b4c

#181d26

Tints

Color #a9b6ca mixed toward white.

#b7c2d3

#c6cedc

#d4dae4

#e2e7ed

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #a9b6ca mixed toward gray.

#acb6c7

#aeb7c4

#b1b8c2

#b4b8bf

#b7b9bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc5 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#aeadc4 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#aac2c1 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b6ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b6ca]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9b6ca (#a9b6ca) is rgb(169, 182, 202) in RGB.

No, #a9b6ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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