#a9aed2

Color #a9aed2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.33 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9aed2

RGB

rgb(169, 174, 210)

HSL

hsl(232.7, 31.3%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.7, 19.5%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 17.1%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(71.8, 5.78, -18.78)

LCH

lch(71.8, 19.65, 287.11)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0518, 278.88)

HWB

hwb(232.7, 66.3%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2cda9

Analogous

#a9c2d2

#a9aed2

#b8a9d2

Triadic

#a9aed2

#d2a9ae

#aed2a9

Split-complementary

#a9aed2

#d2b8a9

#c2d2a9

Tetradic

#a9aed2

#cda9d2

#d2cda9

#aed2a9

Square

#a9aed2

#d2a9c2

#d2cda9

#a9d2b8

Shades

Color #a9aed2 mixed toward black.

#7f87bc

#5760a6

#41487c

#2b3053

#161829

Tints

Color #a9aed2 mixed toward white.

#b7bbd9

#c6c9e1

#d4d6e8

#e2e4f0

#f1f1f7

Tones

Color #a9aed2 mixed toward gray.

#acb1cf

#b0b3cb

#b3b6c8

#b7b8c4

#babbc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababca · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#ababc8 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#a9c3c2 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 14.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9aed2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9aed2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a9aed2 (#a9aed2) is rgb(169, 174, 210) in RGB.

No, #a9aed2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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