#a9b9c7

Color #a9b9c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.62 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b9c7

RGB

rgb(169, 185, 199)

HSL

hsl(208, 21.1%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208, 15.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 7%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(74.35, -2.61, -8.93)

LCH

lch(74.35, 9.3, 253.71)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0267, 244.49)

HWB

hwb(208, 66.3%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7b7a9

Analogous

#a9c7c6

#a9b9c7

#a9aac7

Triadic

#a9b9c7

#c7a9b9

#b9c7a9

Split-complementary

#a9b9c7

#c7a9aa

#c7c6a9

Tetradic

#a9b9c7

#b7a9c7

#c7b7a9

#b9c7a9

Square

#a9b9c7

#c6a9c7

#c7b7a9

#aac7a9

Shades

Color #a9b9c7 mixed toward black.

#849baf

#617c95

#495d6f

#303e4a

#181f25

Tints

Color #a9b9c7 mixed toward white.

#b7c5d0

#c6d0da

#d4dce3

#e2e8ec

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #a9b9c7 mixed toward gray.

#acb9c5

#aeb9c2

#b1b9c0

#b3b8bd

#b6b8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c4 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#afaec3 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#aac1c1 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b9c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b9c7]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a9b9c7 (#a9b9c7) is rgb(169, 185, 199) in RGB.

No, #a9b9c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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