#a9b6cb

Color #a9b6cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.79 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b6cb

RGB

rgb(169, 182, 203)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 24.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 16.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 10.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(73.68, -0.14, -12.13)

LCH

lch(73.68, 12.13, 269.34)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0333, 259.97)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 66.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbbea9

Analogous

#a9c7cb

#a9b6cb

#ada9cb

Triadic

#a9b6cb

#cba9b6

#b6cba9

Split-complementary

#a9b6cb

#cbada9

#c7cba9

Tetradic

#a9b6cb

#bea9cb

#cbbea9

#b6cba9

Square

#a9b6cb

#cba9c7

#cbbea9

#a9cbad

Shades

Color #a9b6cb mixed toward black.

#8295b4

#5d759a

#465874

#2f3a4d

#171d27

Tints

Color #a9b6cb mixed toward white.

#b7c2d4

#c6cedc

#d4dae5

#e2e7ee

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #a9b6cb mixed toward gray.

#acb7c8

#afb7c5

#b1b8c2

#b4b9c0

#b7b9bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc6 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#aeadc5 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#aac2c1 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b6cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b6cb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a9b6cb (#a9b6cb) is rgb(169, 182, 203) in RGB.

No, #a9b6cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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