#a9a4c3

Color #a9a4c3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a4c3

RGB

rgb(169, 164, 195)

HSL

hsl(249.7, 20.5%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.7, 15.9%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 15.9%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(68.7, 8.01, -15.21)

LCH

lch(68.7, 17.19, 297.77)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0446, 292.66)

HWB

hwb(249.7, 64.3%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec3a4

Analogous

#a4afc3

#a9a4c3

#b9a4c3

Triadic

#a9a4c3

#c3a9a4

#a4c3a9

Split-complementary

#a9a4c3

#c3b9a4

#afc3a4

Tetradic

#a9a4c3

#c3a4be

#bec3a4

#a4c3a9

Square

#a9a4c3

#c3a4af

#bec3a4

#a4c3b9

Shades

Color #a9a4c3 mixed toward black.

#8780ab

#675f90

#4d476c

#343048

#1a1824

Tints

Color #a9a4c3 mixed toward white.

#b7b3cd

#c6c2d7

#d4d2e1

#e2e1eb

#f1f0f5

Tones

Color #a9a4c3 mixed toward gray.

#aba7c0

#ada9be

#aeacbb

#b0aeb9

#b2b1b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7bc · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a7a8ba · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#a9b6b5 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a4c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a4c3]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9a4c3 (#a9a4c3) is rgb(169, 164, 195) in RGB.

No, #a9a4c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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