#a9bad2

Color #a9bad2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.73 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bad2

RGB

rgb(169, 186, 210)

HSL

hsl(215.1, 31.3%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.1, 19.5%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 11.4%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(74.95, -0.76, -14.02)

LCH

lch(74.95, 14.04, 266.9)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0391, 256.99)

HWB

hwb(215.1, 66.3%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2c1a9

Analogous

#a9ced2

#a9bad2

#aca9d2

Triadic

#a9bad2

#d2a9ba

#bad2a9

Split-complementary

#a9bad2

#d2aca9

#ced2a9

Tetradic

#a9bad2

#c1a9d2

#d2c1a9

#bad2a9

Square

#a9bad2

#d2a9ce

#d2c1a9

#a9d2ac

Shades

Color #a9bad2 mixed toward black.

#7f99bc

#5778a6

#415a7c

#2b3c53

#161e29

Tints

Color #a9bad2 mixed toward white.

#b7c5d9

#c6d1e1

#d4dce8

#e2e8f0

#f1f3f7

Tones

Color #a9bad2 mixed toward gray.

#acbbcf

#b0bbcb

#b3bcc8

#b7bcc4

#babdc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1cd · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#b0aecb · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#aac8c7 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bad2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bad2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9bad2 (#a9bad2) is rgb(169, 186, 210) in RGB.

No, #a9bad2 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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