#a1b9d8

Color #a1b9d8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.12 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a1b9d8

RGB

rgb(161, 185, 216)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 41.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 25.5%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.5%, 14.4%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(74.34, -1.32, -18.27)

LCH

lch(74.34, 18.32, 265.87)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0517, 254.97)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 63.1%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8c0a1

Analogous

#a1d5d8

#a1b9d8

#a4a1d8

Triadic

#a1b9d8

#d8a1b9

#b9d8a1

Split-complementary

#a1b9d8

#d8a4a1

#d5d8a1

Tetradic

#a1b9d8

#c0a1d8

#d8c0a1

#b9d8a1

Square

#a1b9d8

#d8a1d5

#d8c0a1

#a1d8a4

Shades

Color #a1b9d8 mixed toward black.

#7498c6

#4a77b2

#375985

#253c59

#121e2c

Tints

Color #a1b9d8 mixed toward white.

#b1c5de

#c0d0e5

#d0dceb

#e0e8f2

#eff3f8

Tones

Color #a1b9d8 mixed toward gray.

#a5bad3

#aabacf

#afbbca

#b3bbc6

#b8bcc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd1 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#aba9cf · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#a2cbca · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1b9d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1b9d8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a1b9d8 (#a1b9d8) is rgb(161, 185, 216) in RGB.

No, #a1b9d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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