#a9cdeb

Color #a9cdeb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.73 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9cdeb

RGB

rgb(169, 205, 235)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 62.3%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 28.1%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.1%, 12.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(80.79, -5.18, -18.7)

LCH

lch(80.79, 19.4, 254.52)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0571, 243.7)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 66.3%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebc7a9

Analogous

#a9ebe8

#a9cdeb

#a9aceb

Triadic

#a9cdeb

#eba9cd

#cdeba9

Split-complementary

#a9cdeb

#eba9ac

#ebe8a9

Tetradic

#a9cdeb

#c7a9eb

#ebc7a9

#cdeba9

Square

#a9cdeb

#e8a9eb

#ebc7a9

#aceba9

Shades

Color #a9cdeb mixed toward black.

#72adde

#3c8dd2

#266ba4

#19476d

#0d2437

Tints

Color #a9cdeb mixed toward white.

#b7d5ee

#c6def2

#d4e6f5

#e2eef8

#f1f7fc

Tones

Color #a9cdeb mixed toward gray.

#aecce5

#b4cce0

#b9cbda

#bfcbd5

#c4cacf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babae4 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b5e3 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#abdfdd · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9cdeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9cdeb]

Related colors

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a9cdeb (#a9cdeb) is rgb(169, 205, 235) in RGB.

No, #a9cdeb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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