#a9b8d5

Color #a9b8d5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.67 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b8d5

RGB

rgb(169, 184, 213)

HSL

hsl(219.5, 34.4%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.5, 20.7%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 13.6%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(74.52, 0.99, -16.31)

LCH

lch(74.52, 16.34, 273.47)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0447, 263.57)

HWB

hwb(219.5, 66.3%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5c6a9

Analogous

#a9ced5

#a9b8d5

#b0a9d5

Triadic

#a9b8d5

#d5a9b8

#b8d5a9

Split-complementary

#a9b8d5

#d5b0a9

#ced5a9

Tetradic

#a9b8d5

#c6a9d5

#d5c6a9

#b8d5a9

Square

#a9b8d5

#d5a9ce

#d5c6a9

#a9d5b0

Shades

Color #a9b8d5 mixed toward black.

#7e95c0

#5471ab

#3f5580

#2a3956

#151c2b

Tints

Color #a9b8d5 mixed toward white.

#b7c4dc

#c6d0e3

#d4dcea

#e2e7f1

#f1f3f8

Tones

Color #a9b8d5 mixed toward gray.

#adb9d1

#b0bace

#b4bcca

#b8bdc6

#bbbec3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ce · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#afaecd · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#aac9c8 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b8d5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b8d5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9b8d5 (#a9b8d5) is rgb(169, 184, 213) in RGB.

No, #a9b8d5 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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