#a9cbe3

Color #a9cbe3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.97 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9cbe3

RGB

rgb(169, 203, 227)

HSL

hsl(204.8, 50.9%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.8, 25.6%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.6%, 10.6%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(80.01, -5.98, -15.61)

LCH

lch(80.01, 16.72, 249.04)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0497, 239)

HWB

hwb(204.8, 66.3%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3c1a9

Analogous

#a9e3de

#a9cbe3

#a9aee3

Triadic

#a9cbe3

#e3a9cb

#cbe3a9

Split-complementary

#a9cbe3

#e3a9ae

#e3dea9

Tetradic

#a9cbe3

#c1a9e3

#e3c1a9

#cbe3a9

Square

#a9cbe3

#dea9e3

#e3c1a9

#aee3a9

Shades

Color #a9cbe3 mixed toward black.

#77add3

#458fc3

#316c95

#204864

#102432

Tints

Color #a9cbe3 mixed toward white.

#b7d4e8

#c6dcec

#d4e5f1

#e2eef6

#f1f6fa

Tones

Color #a9cbe3 mixed toward gray.

#aecade

#b2c9d9

#b7c8d4

#bcc8d0

#c1c7cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9de · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b4dc · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#abd9d8 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9cbe3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9cbe3]

Related colors

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Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#a9cbe3 (#a9cbe3) is rgb(169, 203, 227) in RGB.

No, #a9cbe3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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