#a9b8cd

Color #a9b8cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b8cd

RGB

rgb(169, 184, 205)

HSL

hsl(215, 26.5%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 17.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(74.27, -0.78, -12.33)

LCH

lch(74.27, 12.35, 266.38)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0343, 256.86)

HWB

hwb(215, 66.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdbea9

Analogous

#a9cacd

#a9b8cd

#aca9cd

Triadic

#a9b8cd

#cda9b8

#b8cda9

Split-complementary

#a9b8cd

#cdaca9

#cacda9

Tetradic

#a9b8cd

#bea9cd

#cdbea9

#b8cda9

Square

#a9b8cd

#cda9ca

#cdbea9

#a9cdac

Shades

Color #a9b8cd mixed toward black.

#8197b6

#5c779e

#455976

#2e3c4f

#171e27

Tints

Color #a9b8cd mixed toward white.

#b7c4d5

#c6d0de

#d4dbe6

#e2e7ee

#f1f3f7

Tones

Color #a9b8cd mixed toward gray.

#acb8ca

#afb9c7

#b2b9c4

#b5bac1

#b8babe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c8 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#afaec7 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#aac4c3 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b8cd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9b8cd (#a9b8cd) is rgb(169, 184, 205) in RGB.

No, #a9b8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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