#a9c5f9

Color #a9c5f9

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13.3 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9c5f9

RGB

rgb(169, 197, 249)

HSL

hsl(219, 87%, 82%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 32.1%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.1%, 20.9%, 0%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(79.16, 2.46, -28.67)

LCH

lch(79.16, 28.78, 274.9)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0798, 262.65)

HWB

hwb(219, 66.3%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f9dda9

Analogous

#a9edf9

#a9c5f9

#b5a9f9

Triadic

#a9c5f9

#f9a9c5

#c5f9a9

Split-complementary

#a9c5f9

#f9b5a9

#edf9a9

Tetradic

#a9c5f9

#dda9f9

#f9dda9

#c5f9a9

Square

#a9c5f9

#f9a9ed

#f9dda9

#a9f9b5

Shades

Color #a9c5f9 mixed toward black.

#6899f5

#276df0

#0e4dc4

#093482

#051a41

Tints

Color #a9c5f9 mixed toward white.

#b7cffa

#c6d8fb

#d4e2fc

#e2ecfd

#f1f5fe

Tones

Color #a9c5f9 mixed toward gray.

#b0c7f2

#b6c9ec

#bdcbe5

#c4cdde

#cacfd8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ee · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#b4b2eb · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#abe4e2 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9c5f9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9c5f9]

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

#a9c5f9 (#a9c5f9) is rgb(169, 197, 249) in RGB.

No, #a9c5f9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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