#a9afcb

Color #a9afcb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9afcb

RGB

rgb(169, 175, 203)

HSL

hsl(229.4, 24.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.4, 16.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 13.8%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(71.83, 3.67, -14.9)

LCH

lch(71.83, 15.35, 283.84)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0406, 275.79)

HWB

hwb(229.4, 66.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc5a9

Analogous

#a9c0cb

#a9afcb

#b4a9cb

Triadic

#a9afcb

#cba9af

#afcba9

Split-complementary

#a9afcb

#cbb4a9

#c0cba9

Tetradic

#a9afcb

#c5a9cb

#cbc5a9

#afcba9

Square

#a9afcb

#cba9c0

#cbc5a9

#a9cbb4

Shades

Color #a9afcb mixed toward black.

#828bb4

#5d689a

#464e74

#2f344d

#171a27

Tints

Color #a9afcb mixed toward white.

#b7bcd4

#c6cadc

#d4d7e5

#e2e4ee

#f1f2f6

Tones

Color #a9afcb mixed toward gray.

#acb1c8

#afb3c5

#b1b4c2

#b4b6c0

#b7b8bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacc5 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#ababc3 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#a9c0be · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9afcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9afcb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9afcb (#a9afcb) is rgb(169, 175, 203) in RGB.

No, #a9afcb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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