#a9baef

Color #a9baef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.13 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9baef

RGB

rgb(169, 186, 239)

HSL

hsl(225.4, 68.6%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.4, 29.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.3%, 22.2%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(75.94, 5.99, -28.24)

LCH

lch(75.94, 28.87, 281.98)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0779, 270.74)

HWB

hwb(225.4, 66.3%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efdea9

Analogous

#a9ddef

#a9baef

#bba9ef

Triadic

#a9baef

#efa9ba

#baefa9

Split-complementary

#a9baef

#efbba9

#ddefa9

Tetradic

#a9baef

#dea9ef

#efdea9

#baefa9

Square

#a9baef

#efa9dd

#efdea9

#a9efbb

Shades

Color #a9baef mixed toward black.

#708ce4

#365eda

#2042ac

#152c73

#0b1639

Tints

Color #a9baef mixed toward white.

#b7c6f2

#c6d1f4

#d4ddf7

#e2e8fa

#f1f4fc

Tones

Color #a9baef mixed toward gray.

#afbde9

#b5c0e3

#bbc3dd

#c0c6d8

#c6c9d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1e4 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#b0aee1 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#aadad8 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 17.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9baef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9baef]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9baef (#a9baef) is rgb(169, 186, 239) in RGB.

No, #a9baef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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