#a1bad9

Color #a1bad9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.96 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a1bad9

RGB

rgb(161, 186, 217)

HSL

hsl(213.2, 42.4%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.2, 25.8%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.8%, 14.3%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(74.64, -1.62, -18.36)

LCH

lch(74.64, 18.43, 264.96)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0522, 253.99)

HWB

hwb(213.2, 63.1%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9c0a1

Analogous

#a1d6d9

#a1bad9

#a4a1d9

Triadic

#a1bad9

#d9a1ba

#bad9a1

Split-complementary

#a1bad9

#d9a4a1

#d6d9a1

Tetradic

#a1bad9

#c0a1d9

#d9c0a1

#bad9a1

Square

#a1bad9

#d9a1d6

#d9c0a1

#a1d9a4

Shades

Color #a1bad9 mixed toward black.

#7499c7

#4978b3

#365a87

#243c5a

#121e2d

Tints

Color #a1bad9 mixed toward white.

#b1c5df

#c0d1e6

#d0dcec

#e0e8f2

#eff3f9

Tones

Color #a1bad9 mixed toward gray.

#a6bad4

#aabbd0

#afbbcb

#b4bcc6

#b8bcc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acadd2 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#aba9d0 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#a2cccb · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 13.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1bad9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1bad9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#a1bad9 (#a1bad9) is rgb(161, 186, 217) in RGB.

No, #a1bad9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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