#a9c4d8

Color #a9c4d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.18 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9c4d8

RGB

rgb(169, 196, 216)

HSL

hsl(205.5, 37.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.5, 21.8%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 9.3%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(77.8, -4.77, -13)

LCH

lch(77.8, 13.85, 249.85)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.0407, 240.1)

HWB

hwb(205.5, 66.3%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8bda9

Analogous

#a9d8d4

#a9c4d8

#a9add8

Triadic

#a9c4d8

#d8a9c4

#c4d8a9

Split-complementary

#a9c4d8

#d8a9ad

#d8d4a9

Tetradic

#a9c4d8

#bda9d8

#d8bda9

#c4d8a9

Square

#a9c4d8

#d4a9d8

#d8bda9

#add8a9

Shades

Color #a9c4d8 mixed toward black.

#7da6c4

#5187b0

#3c6684

#284458

#14222c

Tints

Color #a9c4d8 mixed toward white.

#b7cedf

#c6d8e5

#d4e2ec

#e2ebf2

#f1f5f9

Tones

Color #a9c4d8 mixed toward gray.

#adc3d4

#b1c3d0

#b5c2cc

#b9c2c8

#bdc1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b6d3 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#b4b2d2 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#aad0cf · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9c4d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9c4d8]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#a9c4d8 (#a9c4d8) is rgb(169, 196, 216) in RGB.

No, #a9c4d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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