#a9a9d2

Color #a9a9d2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.8 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a9d2

RGB

rgb(169, 169, 210)

HSL

hsl(240, 31.3%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 19.5%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 19.5%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(70.5, 8.54, -20.76)

LCH

lch(70.5, 22.45, 292.36)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0587, 284.91)

HWB

hwb(240, 66.3%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2d2a9

Analogous

#a9bdd2

#a9a9d2

#bda9d2

Triadic

#a9a9d2

#d2a9a9

#a9d2a9

Split-complementary

#a9a9d2

#d2bda9

#bdd2a9

Tetradic

#a9a9d2

#d2a9d2

#d2d2a9

#a9d2a9

Square

#a9a9d2

#d2a9bd

#d2d2a9

#a9d2bd

Shades

Color #a9a9d2 mixed toward black.

#7f7fbc

#5757a6

#41417c

#2b2b53

#161629

Tints

Color #a9a9d2 mixed toward white.

#b7b7d9

#c6c6e1

#d4d4e8

#e2e2f0

#f1f1f7

Tones

Color #a9a9d2 mixed toward gray.

#acaccf

#b0b0cb

#b3b3c8

#b7b7c4

#babac1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c9 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a9a9c7 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#a9c2c0 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 15.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a9d2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a9d2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a9a9d2 (#a9a9d2) is rgb(169, 169, 210) in RGB.

No, #a9a9d2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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