#a9b9cb

Color #a9b9cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.86 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b9cb

RGB

rgb(169, 185, 203)

HSL

hsl(211.8, 24.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.8, 16.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(74.47, -1.75, -10.94)

LCH

lch(74.47, 11.08, 260.91)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0312, 251.33)

HWB

hwb(211.8, 66.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbbba9

Analogous

#a9cacb

#a9b9cb

#aaa9cb

Triadic

#a9b9cb

#cba9b9

#b9cba9

Split-complementary

#a9b9cb

#cbaaa9

#cacba9

Tetradic

#a9b9cb

#bba9cb

#cbbba9

#b9cba9

Square

#a9b9cb

#cba9ca

#cbbba9

#a9cbaa

Shades

Color #a9b9cb mixed toward black.

#8299b4

#5d7a9a

#465c74

#2f3d4d

#171f27

Tints

Color #a9b9cb mixed toward white.

#b7c5d4

#c6d0dc

#d4dce5

#e2e8ee

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #a9b9cb mixed toward gray.

#acb9c8

#afb9c5

#b1b9c2

#b4bac0

#b7babd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c7 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#afaec6 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#aac3c3 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b9cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b9cb]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a9b9cb (#a9b9cb) is rgb(169, 185, 203) in RGB.

No, #a9b9cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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