#a9aec7

Color #a9aec7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.62 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a9aec7

RGB

rgb(169, 174, 199)

HSL

hsl(230, 21.1%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 15.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 12.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(71.44, 3.35, -13.29)

LCH

lch(71.44, 13.71, 284.15)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0362, 276.5)

HWB

hwb(230, 66.3%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7c2a9

Analogous

#a9bdc7

#a9aec7

#b3a9c7

Triadic

#a9aec7

#c7a9ae

#aec7a9

Split-complementary

#a9aec7

#c7b3a9

#bdc7a9

Tetradic

#a9aec7

#c2a9c7

#c7c2a9

#aec7a9

Square

#a9aec7

#c7a9bd

#c7c2a9

#a9c7b3

Shades

Color #a9aec7 mixed toward black.

#848baf

#616995

#494f6f

#30354a

#181a25

Tints

Color #a9aec7 mixed toward white.

#b7bcd0

#c6c9da

#d4d7e3

#e2e4ec

#f1f2f6

Tones

Color #a9aec7 mixed toward gray.

#acb0c5

#aeb1c2

#b1b3c0

#b3b5bd

#b6b6bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc1 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#ababc0 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#a9bdbc · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9aec7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9aec7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9aec7 (#a9aec7) is rgb(169, 174, 199) in RGB.

No, #a9aec7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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