#a9bacf

Color #a9bacf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.48 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bacf

RGB

rgb(169, 186, 207)

HSL

hsl(213.2, 28.4%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.2, 18.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 10.1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(74.86, -1.42, -12.53)

LCH

lch(74.86, 12.61, 263.53)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0354, 253.77)

HWB

hwb(213.2, 66.3%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfbea9

Analogous

#a9cdcf

#a9bacf

#aba9cf

Triadic

#a9bacf

#cfa9ba

#bacfa9

Split-complementary

#a9bacf

#cfaba9

#cdcfa9

Tetradic

#a9bacf

#bea9cf

#cfbea9

#bacfa9

Square

#a9bacf

#cfa9cd

#cfbea9

#a9cfab

Shades

Color #a9bacf mixed toward black.

#819ab9

#5a79a1

#435b79

#2d3d50

#161e28

Tints

Color #a9bacf mixed toward white.

#b7c5d7

#c6d1df

#d4dce7

#e2e8ef

#f1f3f7

Tones

Color #a9bacf mixed toward gray.

#acbacc

#afbbc9

#b2bbc5

#b6bbc2

#b9bcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ca · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#b0aec9 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#aac6c5 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bacf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bacf]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#a9bacf (#a9bacf) is rgb(169, 186, 207) in RGB.

No, #a9bacf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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