#a9bedf

Color #a9bedf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.36 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bedf

RGB

rgb(169, 190, 223)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 45.8%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 24.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 14.8%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(76.43, 0.02, -18.85)

LCH

lch(76.43, 18.85, 270.06)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0524, 259.44)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 66.3%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfcaa9

Analogous

#a9d9df

#a9bedf

#afa9df

Triadic

#a9bedf

#dfa9be

#bedfa9

Split-complementary

#a9bedf

#dfafa9

#d9dfa9

Tetradic

#a9bedf

#caa9df

#dfcaa9

#bedfa9

Square

#a9bedf

#dfa9d9

#dfcaa9

#a9dfaf

Shades

Color #a9bedf mixed toward black.

#799acd

#4a76bc

#35588f

#233b5f

#121d30

Tints

Color #a9bedf mixed toward white.

#b7c9e4

#c6d4ea

#d4dfef

#e2e9f4

#f1f4fa

Tones

Color #a9bedf mixed toward gray.

#aebfdb

#b2c0d6

#b7c1d2

#bbc2cd

#c0c3c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b3d8 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#b1b0d6 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#aad2d0 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bedf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bedf]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a9bedf (#a9bedf) is rgb(169, 190, 223) in RGB.

No, #a9bedf 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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