#a9bae1

Color #a9bae1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.94 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bae1

RGB

rgb(169, 186, 225)

HSL

hsl(221.8, 48.3%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.8, 24.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 17.3%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(75.44, 2.65, -21.42)

LCH

lch(75.44, 21.58, 277.05)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0588, 266.59)

HWB

hwb(221.8, 66.3%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1d0a9

Analogous

#a9d6e1

#a9bae1

#b4a9e1

Triadic

#a9bae1

#e1a9ba

#bae1a9

Split-complementary

#a9bae1

#e1b4a9

#d6e1a9

Tetradic

#a9bae1

#d0a9e1

#e1d0a9

#bae1a9

Square

#a9bae1

#e1a9d6

#e1d0a9

#a9e1b4

Shades

Color #a9bae1 mixed toward black.

#7893d0

#486cbf

#335092

#223561

#111b31

Tints

Color #a9bae1 mixed toward white.

#b7c6e6

#c6d1eb

#d4ddf0

#e2e8f5

#f1f4fa

Tones

Color #a9bae1 mixed toward gray.

#aebcdc

#b2bed8

#b7c0d3

#bcc1ce

#c0c3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1d8 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#b0aed6 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#aad1d0 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bae1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bae1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9bae1 (#a9bae1) is rgb(169, 186, 225) in RGB.

No, #a9bae1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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