#a9b7cb

Color #a9b7cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.73 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b7cb

RGB

rgb(169, 183, 203)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 24.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 16.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 9.9%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(73.94, -0.68, -11.73)

LCH

lch(73.94, 11.75, 266.68)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0326, 257.24)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 66.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbbda9

Analogous

#a9c8cb

#a9b7cb

#aca9cb

Triadic

#a9b7cb

#cba9b7

#b7cba9

Split-complementary

#a9b7cb

#cbaca9

#c8cba9

Tetradic

#a9b7cb

#bda9cb

#cbbda9

#b7cba9

Square

#a9b7cb

#cba9c8

#cbbda9

#a9cbac

Shades

Color #a9b7cb mixed toward black.

#8297b4

#5d779a

#465974

#2f3b4d

#171e27

Tints

Color #a9b7cb mixed toward white.

#b7c3d4

#c6cfdc

#d4dbe5

#e2e7ee

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #a9b7cb mixed toward gray.

#acb7c8

#afb8c5

#b1b8c2

#b4b9c0

#b7b9bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc6 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#aeadc5 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#aac3c2 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b7cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b7cb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9b7cb (#a9b7cb) is rgb(169, 183, 203) in RGB.

No, #a9b7cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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