#a9a5be

Color #a9a5be

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a5be

RGB

rgb(169, 165, 190)

HSL

hsl(249.6, 16.1%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.6, 13.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 13.2%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(68.8, 6.39, -12.29)

LCH

lch(68.8, 13.85, 297.47)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.036, 292.86)

HWB

hwb(249.6, 64.7%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babea5

Analogous

#a5adbe

#a9a5be

#b5a5be

Triadic

#a9a5be

#bea9a5

#a5bea9

Split-complementary

#a9a5be

#beb5a5

#adbea5

Tetradic

#a9a5be

#bea5ba

#babea5

#a5bea9

Square

#a9a5be

#bea5ad

#babea5

#a5beb5

Shades

Color #a9a5be mixed toward black.

#8883a5

#696389

#4f4a67

#353245

#1a1922

Tints

Color #a9a5be mixed toward white.

#b7b4c9

#c6c3d4

#d4d2de

#e2e1e9

#f1f0f4

Tones

Color #a9a5be mixed toward gray.

#aaa7bc

#aca9ba

#adabb8

#afadb6

#b0afb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b8 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#a8a8b7 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#a9b4b3 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a5be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a5be]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9a5be (#a9a5be) is rgb(169, 165, 190) in RGB.

No, #a9a5be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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