#a9a6bd

Color #a9a6bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a6bd

RGB

rgb(169, 166, 189)

HSL

hsl(247.8, 14.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.8, 12.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 12.2%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(69.03, 5.63, -11.39)

LCH

lch(69.03, 12.71, 296.3)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.033, 291.51)

HWB

hwb(247.8, 65.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babda6

Analogous

#a6aebd

#a9a6bd

#b4a6bd

Triadic

#a9a6bd

#bda9a6

#a6bda9

Split-complementary

#a9a6bd

#bdb4a6

#aebda6

Tetradic

#a9a6bd

#bda6ba

#babda6

#a6bda9

Square

#a9a6bd

#bda6ae

#babda6

#a6bdb4

Shades

Color #a9a6bd mixed toward black.

#8884a4

#696588

#4f4c66

#353244

#1a1922

Tints

Color #a9a6bd mixed toward white.

#b7b5c8

#c6c4d3

#d4d3de

#e2e1e9

#f1f0f4

Tones

Color #a9a6bd mixed toward gray.

#aaa8bb

#acaab9

#adacb7

#afaeb5

#b0b0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b8 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#a8a8b6 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#a9b4b3 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a6bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a6bd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9a6bd (#a9a6bd) is rgb(169, 166, 189) in RGB.

No, #a9a6bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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