#a9bcce

Color #a9bcce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.23 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bcce

RGB

rgb(169, 188, 206)

HSL

hsl(209.2, 27.4%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.2, 18%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 8.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(75.36, -2.71, -11.24)

LCH

lch(75.36, 11.56, 256.44)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0331, 246.69)

HWB

hwb(209.2, 66.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cebba9

Analogous

#a9cecd

#a9bcce

#a9a9ce

Triadic

#a9bcce

#cea9bc

#bccea9

Split-complementary

#a9bcce

#cea9a9

#cecda9

Tetradic

#a9bcce

#bba9ce

#cebba9

#bccea9

Square

#a9bcce

#cda9ce

#cebba9

#a9cea9

Shades

Color #a9bcce mixed toward black.

#819db7

#5b7e9f

#445e77

#2d3f50

#171f28

Tints

Color #a9bcce mixed toward white.

#b7c7d6

#c6d2de

#d4dde6

#e2e9ef

#f1f4f7

Tones

Color #a9bcce mixed toward gray.

#acbccb

#afbcc8

#b2bcc5

#b5bcc2

#b8bcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ca · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#b0afc9 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#aac6c6 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bcce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bcce]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a9bcce (#a9bcce) is rgb(169, 188, 206) in RGB.

No, #a9bcce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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