#a9bace

Color #a9bace

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bace

RGB

rgb(169, 186, 206)

HSL

hsl(212.4, 27.4%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.4, 18%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 9.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(74.83, -1.64, -12.03)

LCH

lch(74.83, 12.14, 262.24)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0342, 252.47)

HWB

hwb(212.4, 66.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cebda9

Analogous

#a9ccce

#a9bace

#aaa9ce

Triadic

#a9bace

#cea9ba

#bacea9

Split-complementary

#a9bace

#ceaaa9

#cccea9

Tetradic

#a9bace

#bda9ce

#cebda9

#bacea9

Square

#a9bace

#cea9cc

#cebda9

#a9ceaa

Shades

Color #a9bace mixed toward black.

#819ab7

#5b7a9f

#445c77

#2d3d50

#171f28

Tints

Color #a9bace mixed toward white.

#b7c5d6

#c6d1de

#d4dce6

#e2e8ef

#f1f3f7

Tones

Color #a9bace mixed toward gray.

#acbacb

#afbac8

#b2bbc5

#b5bbc2

#b8bbbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c9 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#b0aec8 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#aac6c5 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bace;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bace]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a9bace (#a9bace) is rgb(169, 186, 206) in RGB.

No, #a9bace is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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