#a9acdc

Color #a9acdc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.57 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a9acdc

RGB

rgb(169, 172, 220)

HSL

hsl(236.5, 42.1%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.5, 23.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 21.8%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(71.63, 9.17, -24.52)

LCH

lch(71.63, 26.18, 290.5)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0688, 281.83)

HWB

hwb(236.5, 66.3%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcd9a9

Analogous

#a9c6dc

#a9acdc

#c0a9dc

Triadic

#a9acdc

#dca9ac

#acdca9

Split-complementary

#a9acdc

#dcc0a9

#c6dca9

Tetradic

#a9acdc

#d9a9dc

#dcd9a9

#acdca9

Square

#a9acdc

#dca9c6

#dcd9a9

#a9dcc0

Shades

Color #a9acdc mixed toward black.

#7b80c9

#4d53b6

#383d8a

#26295c

#13142e

Tints

Color #a9acdc mixed toward white.

#b7bae2

#c6c8e8

#d4d6ee

#e2e3f3

#f1f1f9

Tones

Color #a9acdc mixed toward gray.

#adb0d8

#b2b4d4

#b6b7cf

#babbcb

#bebfc7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaad2 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#aaaacf · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#a9c9c7 · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 17.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9acdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9acdc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a9acdc (#a9acdc) is rgb(169, 172, 220) in RGB.

No, #a9acdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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