#a9cbdb

Color #a9cbdb

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a9cbdb

RGB

rgb(169, 203, 219)

HSL

hsl(199.2, 41%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.2, 22.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.8%, 7.3%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(79.76, -7.79, -11.68)

LCH

lch(79.76, 14.04, 236.3)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.0428, 228.03)

HWB

hwb(199.2, 66.3%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbb9a9

Analogous

#a9dbd2

#a9cbdb

#a9b2db

Triadic

#a9cbdb

#dba9cb

#cbdba9

Split-complementary

#a9cbdb

#dba9b2

#dbd2a9

Tetradic

#a9cbdb

#b9a9db

#dbb9a9

#cbdba9

Square

#a9cbdb

#d2a9db

#dbb9a9

#b2dba9

Shades

Color #a9cbdb mixed toward black.

#7bafc8

#4e94b5

#396f89

#264a5b

#13252e

Tints

Color #a9cbdb mixed toward white.

#b7d4e1

#c6dce7

#d4e5ed

#e2eef3

#f1f6f9

Tones

Color #a9cbdb mixed toward gray.

#adcad7

#b1c8d3

#b6c7cf

#bac5ca

#bec4c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9d7 · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#b7b4d6 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#abd4d4 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9cbdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9cbdb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a9cbdb (#a9cbdb) is rgb(169, 203, 219) in RGB.

No, #a9cbdb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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