#a9dce3

Color #a9dce3

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 1.88 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a9dce3

RGB

rgb(169, 220, 227)

HSL

hsl(187.2, 50.9%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.2, 25.6%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.6%, 3.1%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(84.57, -14.78, -8.79)

LCH

lch(84.57, 17.2, 210.74)

OKLCH

oklch(86.1%, 0.0534, 206.61)

HWB

hwb(187.2, 66.3%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3b0a9

Analogous

#a9e3cd

#a9dce3

#a9bfe3

Triadic

#a9dce3

#e3a9dc

#dce3a9

Split-complementary

#a9dce3

#e3a9bf

#e3cda9

Tetradic

#a9dce3

#b0a9e3

#e3b0a9

#dce3a9

Square

#a9dce3

#cda9e3

#e3b0a9

#bfe3a9

Shades

Color #a9dce3 mixed toward black.

#77c8d3

#45b4c3

#318995

#205b64

#102e32

Tints

Color #a9dce3 mixed toward white.

#b7e2e8

#c6e8ec

#d4edf1

#e2f3f6

#f1f9fa

Tones

Color #a9dce3 mixed toward gray.

#aed8de

#b2d5d9

#b7d1d4

#bccdd0

#c1cacb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c2e1 · ΔE 21.3

Deuteranopia

#bebae1 · ΔE 23.8

Tritanopia

#ace0e0 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9dce3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9dce3]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#a9dce3 (#a9dce3) is rgb(169, 220, 227) in RGB.

No, #a9dce3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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