#a9c6da

Color #a9c6da

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.58 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9c6da

RGB

rgb(169, 198, 218)

HSL

hsl(204.5, 39.8%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.5, 22.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 9.2%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(78.39, -5.39, -13.19)

LCH

lch(78.39, 14.25, 247.77)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0423, 238.15)

HWB

hwb(204.5, 66.3%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dabda9

Analogous

#a9dad6

#a9c6da

#a9aeda

Triadic

#a9c6da

#daa9c6

#c6daa9

Split-complementary

#a9c6da

#daa9ae

#dad6a9

Tetradic

#a9c6da

#bda9da

#dabda9

#c6daa9

Square

#a9c6da

#d6a9da

#dabda9

#aedaa9

Shades

Color #a9c6da mixed toward black.

#7ca8c7

#4f8ab3

#3a6887

#27455a

#13232d

Tints

Color #a9c6da mixed toward white.

#b7d0e0

#c6d9e6

#d4e3ed

#e2ecf3

#f1f6f9

Tones

Color #a9c6da mixed toward gray.

#adc5d6

#b1c5d2

#b5c4ce

#b9c3ca

#bdc2c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b7d5 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#b5b2d4 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#abd2d1 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9c6da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9c6da]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#a9c6da (#a9c6da) is rgb(169, 198, 218) in RGB.

No, #a9c6da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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