#a9bee2

Color #a9bee2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.81 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bee2

RGB

rgb(169, 190, 226)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 49.6%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 25.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.2%, 15.9%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(76.53, 0.72, -20.32)

LCH

lch(76.53, 20.33, 272.03)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0563, 261.21)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 66.3%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2cda9

Analogous

#a9dbe2

#a9bee2

#b1a9e2

Triadic

#a9bee2

#e2a9be

#bee2a9

Split-complementary

#a9bee2

#e2b1a9

#dbe2a9

Tetradic

#a9bee2

#cda9e2

#e2cda9

#bee2a9

Square

#a9bee2

#e2a9db

#e2cda9

#a9e2b1

Shades

Color #a9bee2 mixed toward black.

#7899d1

#4774c1

#325694

#213963

#111d31

Tints

Color #a9bee2 mixed toward white.

#b7c9e7

#c6d4ec

#d4dff1

#e2e9f5

#f1f4fa

Tones

Color #a9bee2 mixed toward gray.

#aebfdd

#b3c1d9

#b7c2d4

#bcc3cf

#c1c4ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b3da · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#b1b0d8 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#aad3d2 · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bee2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bee2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9bee2 (#a9bee2) is rgb(169, 190, 226) in RGB.

No, #a9bee2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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