#a9b8d6

Color #a9b8d6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b8d6

RGB

rgb(169, 184, 214)

HSL

hsl(220, 35.4%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 21%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21%, 14%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(74.55, 1.21, -16.8)

LCH

lch(74.55, 16.84, 274.12)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.046, 264.26)

HWB

hwb(220, 66.3%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6c7a9

Analogous

#a9ced6

#a9b8d6

#b1a9d6

Triadic

#a9b8d6

#d6a9b8

#b8d6a9

Split-complementary

#a9b8d6

#d6b1a9

#ced6a9

Tetradic

#a9b8d6

#c7a9d6

#d6c7a9

#b8d6a9

Square

#a9b8d6

#d6a9ce

#d6c7a9

#a9d6b1

Shades

Color #a9b8d6 mixed toward black.

#7e94c1

#5371ad

#3e5482

#293856

#151c2b

Tints

Color #a9b8d6 mixed toward white.

#b7c4dd

#c6d0e4

#d4dcea

#e2e7f1

#f1f3f8

Tones

Color #a9b8d6 mixed toward gray.

#adb9d2

#b1bbce

#b4bccb

#b8bdc7

#bcbec3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0cf · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#afaece · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#aacac8 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b8d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b8d6]

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

#a9b8d6 (#a9b8d6) is rgb(169, 184, 214) in RGB.

No, #a9b8d6 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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