#a9bfe3

Color #a9bfe3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.71 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bfe3

RGB

rgb(169, 191, 227)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 50.9%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 25.6%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.6%, 15.9%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(76.82, 0.41, -20.41)

LCH

lch(76.82, 20.41, 271.15)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0566, 260.24)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 66.3%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3cda9

Analogous

#a9dce3

#a9bfe3

#b0a9e3

Triadic

#a9bfe3

#e3a9bf

#bfe3a9

Split-complementary

#a9bfe3

#e3b0a9

#dce3a9

Tetradic

#a9bfe3

#cda9e3

#e3cda9

#bfe3a9

Square

#a9bfe3

#e3a9dc

#e3cda9

#a9e3b0

Shades

Color #a9bfe3 mixed toward black.

#779ad3

#4575c3

#315795

#203a64

#101d32

Tints

Color #a9bfe3 mixed toward white.

#b7cae8

#c6d4ec

#d4dff1

#e2eaf6

#f1f4fa

Tones

Color #a9bfe3 mixed toward gray.

#aec0de

#b2c1d9

#b7c2d4

#bcc4d0

#c1c5cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3db · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b0d9 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#aad4d3 · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bfe3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bfe3]

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

#a9bfe3 (#a9bfe3) is rgb(169, 191, 227) in RGB.

No, #a9bfe3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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