#a9c0eb

Color #a9c0eb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.28 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9c0eb

RGB

rgb(169, 192, 235)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 62.3%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 28.1%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.1%, 18.3%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(77.36, 1.76, -23.91)

LCH

lch(77.36, 23.97, 274.21)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.0662, 262.89)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 66.3%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebd4a9

Analogous

#a9e1eb

#a9c0eb

#b3a9eb

Triadic

#a9c0eb

#eba9c0

#c0eba9

Split-complementary

#a9c0eb

#ebb3a9

#e1eba9

Tetradic

#a9c0eb

#d4a9eb

#ebd4a9

#c0eba9

Square

#a9c0eb

#eba9e1

#ebd4a9

#a9ebb3

Shades

Color #a9c0eb mixed toward black.

#7298de

#3c70d2

#2652a4

#19376d

#0d1b37

Tints

Color #a9c0eb mixed toward white.

#b7caee

#c6d5f2

#d4dff5

#e2eaf8

#f1f4fc

Tones

Color #a9c0eb mixed toward gray.

#aec2e5

#b4c3e0

#b9c5da

#bfc7d5

#c4c8cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b4e2 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#b2b0df · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#aadad8 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9c0eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9c0eb]

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

#a9c0eb (#a9c0eb) is rgb(169, 192, 235) in RGB.

No, #a9c0eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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