#a9cdf5

Color #a9cdf5

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.88 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9cdf5

RGB

rgb(169, 205, 245)

HSL

hsl(211.6, 79.2%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.6, 31%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 16.3%, 0%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(81.12, -2.8, -23.54)

LCH

lch(81.12, 23.71, 263.22)

OKLCH

oklch(83.6%, 0.0683, 251.3)

HWB

hwb(211.6, 66.3%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f5d1a9

Analogous

#a9f3f5

#a9cdf5

#aba9f5

Triadic

#a9cdf5

#f5a9cd

#cdf5a9

Split-complementary

#a9cdf5

#f5aba9

#f3f5a9

Tetradic

#a9cdf5

#d1a9f5

#f5d1a9

#cdf5a9

Square

#a9cdf5

#f5a9f3

#f5d1a9

#a9f5ab

Shades

Color #a9cdf5 mixed toward black.

#6ba9ee

#2d85e7

#1663ba

#0e427c

#07213e

Tints

Color #a9cdf5 mixed toward white.

#b7d5f7

#c6def8

#d4e6fa

#e2eefc

#f1f7fd

Tones

Color #a9cdf5 mixed toward gray.

#afcdef

#b6cee8

#bccee2

#c2cedc

#c9cfd5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaec · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#b8b5ea · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#abe5e3 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9cdf5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9cdf5]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a9cdf5 (#a9cdf5) is rgb(169, 205, 245) in RGB.

No, #a9cdf5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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