#a9baed

Color #a9baed

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.08 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9baed

RGB

rgb(169, 186, 237)

HSL

hsl(225, 65.4%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 28.7%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.7%, 21.5%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(75.86, 5.51, -27.27)

LCH

lch(75.86, 27.82, 281.42)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0751, 270.31)

HWB

hwb(225, 66.3%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eddca9

Analogous

#a9dced

#a9baed

#baa9ed

Triadic

#a9baed

#eda9ba

#baeda9

Split-complementary

#a9baed

#edbaa9

#dceda9

Tetradic

#a9baed

#dca9ed

#eddca9

#baeda9

Square

#a9baed

#eda9dc

#eddca9

#a9edba

Shades

Color #a9baed mixed toward black.

#718de1

#3960d6

#2344a8

#172e70

#0c1738

Tints

Color #a9baed mixed toward white.

#b7c5f0

#c6d1f3

#d4dcf6

#e2e8f9

#f1f3fc

Tones

Color #a9baed mixed toward gray.

#afbde7

#b4c0e2

#bac2dc

#c0c5d6

#c5c8d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1e2 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#b0aedf · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#aad9d7 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9baed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9baed]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9baed (#a9baed) is rgb(169, 186, 237) in RGB.

No, #a9baed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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