#a9c4f6

Color #a9c4f6

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.92 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9c4f6

RGB

rgb(169, 196, 246)

HSL

hsl(219, 81.1%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 31.3%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.3%, 20.3%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(78.79, 2.27, -27.63)

LCH

lch(78.79, 27.72, 274.7)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0768, 262.6)

HWB

hwb(219, 66.3%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f6dba9

Analogous

#a9eaf6

#a9c4f6

#b5a9f6

Triadic

#a9c4f6

#f6a9c4

#c4f6a9

Split-complementary

#a9c4f6

#f6b5a9

#eaf6a9

Tetradic

#a9c4f6

#dba9f6

#f6dba9

#c4f6a9

Square

#a9c4f6

#f6a9ea

#f6dba9

#a9f6b5

Shades

Color #a9c4f6 mixed toward black.

#6a99ef

#2c6ee9

#144fbc

#0d347d

#071a3f

Tints

Color #a9c4f6 mixed toward white.

#b7cef8

#c6d8f9

#d4e2fb

#e2ebfc

#f1f5fe

Tones

Color #a9c4f6 mixed toward gray.

#b0c6f0

#b6c8e9

#bccae3

#c3ccdc

#c9ced6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b6eb · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b2e8 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#aae2e0 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 17.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9c4f6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9c4f6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9c4f6 (#a9c4f6) is rgb(169, 196, 246) in RGB.

No, #a9c4f6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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