#a9c0ce

Color #a9c0ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.91 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9c0ce

RGB

rgb(169, 192, 206)

HSL

hsl(202.7, 27.4%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.7, 18%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 6.8%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(76.43, -4.85, -9.65)

LCH

lch(76.43, 10.8, 243.32)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.032, 234.52)

HWB

hwb(202.7, 66.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ceb7a9

Analogous

#a9cec9

#a9c0ce

#a9adce

Triadic

#a9c0ce

#cea9c0

#c0cea9

Split-complementary

#a9c0ce

#cea9ad

#cec9a9

Tetradic

#a9c0ce

#b7a9ce

#ceb7a9

#c0cea9

Square

#a9c0ce

#c9a9ce

#ceb7a9

#adcea9

Shades

Color #a9c0ce mixed toward black.

#81a3b7

#5b859f

#446477

#2d4350

#172128

Tints

Color #a9c0ce mixed toward white.

#b7cad6

#c6d5de

#d4dfe6

#e2eaef

#f1f4f7

Tones

Color #a9c0ce mixed toward gray.

#acbfcb

#afbec8

#b2bec5

#b5bdc2

#b8bcbf

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

#b3b4cb · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b0ca · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#aac8c8 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9c0ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9c0ce]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

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Frequently asked questions

#a9c0ce (#a9c0ce) is rgb(169, 192, 206) in RGB.

No, #a9c0ce 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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