#a9c5f2

Color #a9c5f2

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.3 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9c5f2

RGB

rgb(169, 197, 242)

HSL

hsl(217, 73.7%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 30.2%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 18.6%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(78.91, 0.75, -25.3)

LCH

lch(78.91, 25.31, 271.7)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0707, 259.82)

HWB

hwb(217, 66.3%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2d6a9

Analogous

#a9e9f2

#a9c5f2

#b2a9f2

Triadic

#a9c5f2

#f2a9c5

#c5f2a9

Split-complementary

#a9c5f2

#f2b2a9

#e9f2a9

Tetradic

#a9c5f2

#d6a9f2

#f2d6a9

#c5f2a9

Square

#a9c5f2

#f2a9e9

#f2d6a9

#a9f2b2

Shades

Color #a9c5f2 mixed toward black.

#6e9de9

#3275e0

#1b55b3

#123977

#091c3c

Tints

Color #a9c5f2 mixed toward white.

#b7cff4

#c6d8f6

#d4e2f8

#e2ecfb

#f1f5fd

Tones

Color #a9c5f2 mixed toward gray.

#afc6ec

#b5c8e6

#bbc9e0

#c1cbda

#c7ccd4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6e8 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b2e6 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#abe0de · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 16.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9c5f2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9c5f2]

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

#a9c5f2 (#a9c5f2) is rgb(169, 197, 242) in RGB.

No, #a9c5f2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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