#a9c2e1

Color #a9c2e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.17 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9c2e1

RGB

rgb(169, 194, 225)

HSL

hsl(213.2, 48.3%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.2, 24.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 13.8%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(77.55, -1.66, -18.23)

LCH

lch(77.55, 18.31, 264.8)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0518, 253.98)

HWB

hwb(213.2, 66.3%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1c8a9

Analogous

#a9dee1

#a9c2e1

#aca9e1

Triadic

#a9c2e1

#e1a9c2

#c2e1a9

Split-complementary

#a9c2e1

#e1aca9

#dee1a9

Tetradic

#a9c2e1

#c8a9e1

#e1c8a9

#c2e1a9

Square

#a9c2e1

#e1a9de

#e1c8a9

#a9e1ac

Shades

Color #a9c2e1 mixed toward black.

#78a0d0

#487dbf

#335d92

#223e61

#111f31

Tints

Color #a9c2e1 mixed toward white.

#b7cce6

#c6d6eb

#d4e1f0

#e2ebf5

#f1f5fa

Tones

Color #a9c2e1 mixed toward gray.

#aec3dc

#b2c3d8

#b7c4d3

#bcc4ce

#c0c5ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b5da · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b1d8 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#aad4d3 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9c2e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9c2e1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#a9c2e1 (#a9c2e1) is rgb(169, 194, 225) in RGB.

No, #a9c2e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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