#a9bfef

Color #a9bfef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9bfef

RGB

rgb(169, 191, 239)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 68.6%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 29.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.3%, 20.1%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(77.24, 3.27, -26.25)

LCH

lch(77.24, 26.45, 277.1)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.0724, 265.56)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 66.3%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efd9a9

Analogous

#a9e2ef

#a9bfef

#b6a9ef

Triadic

#a9bfef

#efa9bf

#bfefa9

Split-complementary

#a9bfef

#efb6a9

#e2efa9

Tetradic

#a9bfef

#d9a9ef

#efd9a9

#bfefa9

Square

#a9bfef

#efa9e2

#efd9a9

#a9efb6

Shades

Color #a9bfef mixed toward black.

#7094e4

#366ada

#204cac

#153373

#0b1939

Tints

Color #a9bfef mixed toward white.

#b7caf2

#c6d4f4

#d4dff7

#e2eafa

#f1f4fc

Tones

Color #a9bfef mixed toward gray.

#afc1e9

#b5c3e3

#bbc6dd

#c0c8d8

#c6cad2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3e5 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b2b0e2 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#aadcda · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 16.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9bfef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9bfef]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9bfef (#a9bfef) is rgb(169, 191, 239) in RGB.

No, #a9bfef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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