#a9b8d2

Color #a9b8d2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.35 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b8d2

RGB

rgb(169, 184, 210)

HSL

hsl(218, 31.3%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 19.5%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 12.4%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(74.42, 0.32, -14.82)

LCH

lch(74.42, 14.82, 271.24)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0407, 261.53)

HWB

hwb(218, 66.3%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2c3a9

Analogous

#a9cdd2

#a9b8d2

#aea9d2

Triadic

#a9b8d2

#d2a9b8

#b8d2a9

Split-complementary

#a9b8d2

#d2aea9

#cdd2a9

Tetradic

#a9b8d2

#c3a9d2

#d2c3a9

#b8d2a9

Square

#a9b8d2

#d2a9cd

#d2c3a9

#a9d2ae

Shades

Color #a9b8d2 mixed toward black.

#7f96bc

#5774a6

#41577c

#2b3a53

#161d29

Tints

Color #a9b8d2 mixed toward white.

#b7c4d9

#c6d0e1

#d4dbe8

#e2e7f0

#f1f3f7

Tones

Color #a9b8d2 mixed toward gray.

#acb9cf

#b0bacb

#b3bbc8

#b7bcc4

#babdc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0cc · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#afaecb · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#aac7c6 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b8d2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b8d2]

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

#a9b8d2 (#a9b8d2) is rgb(169, 184, 210) in RGB.

No, #a9b8d2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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