#a9b2e0

Color #a9b2e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.07 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b2e0

RGB

rgb(169, 178, 224)

HSL

hsl(230.2, 47%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.2, 24.6%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.6%, 20.5%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(73.32, 6.8, -24.11)

LCH

lch(73.32, 25.05, 285.75)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0666, 276.12)

HWB

hwb(230.2, 66.3%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0d7a9

Analogous

#a9cee0

#a9b2e0

#bca9e0

Triadic

#a9b2e0

#e0a9b2

#b2e0a9

Split-complementary

#a9b2e0

#e0bca9

#cee0a9

Tetradic

#a9b2e0

#d7a9e0

#e0d7a9

#b2e0a9

Square

#a9b2e0

#e0a9ce

#e0d7a9

#a9e0bc

Shades

Color #a9b2e0 mixed toward black.

#7987cf

#495cbd

#344391

#232d60

#111630

Tints

Color #a9b2e0 mixed toward white.

#b7bfe5

#c6ccea

#d4d9f0

#e2e5f5

#f1f2fa

Tones

Color #a9b2e0 mixed toward gray.

#aeb5db

#b2b8d7

#b7bbd2

#bbbece

#c0c2c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadd6 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#acacd4 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#a9cecc · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b2e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b2e0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9b2e0 (#a9b2e0) is rgb(169, 178, 224) in RGB.

No, #a9b2e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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