#a9e1ea

Color #a9e1ea

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 2.73 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9e1ea

RGB

rgb(169, 225, 234)

HSL

hsl(188.3, 60.7%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.3, 27.8%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.8%, 3.8%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(86.12, -15.74, -10.18)

LCH

lch(86.12, 18.75, 212.89)

OKLCH

oklch(87.4%, 0.0584, 208.41)

HWB

hwb(188.3, 66.3%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eab2a9

Analogous

#a9ead2

#a9e1ea

#a9c0ea

Triadic

#a9e1ea

#eaa9e1

#e1eaa9

Split-complementary

#a9e1ea

#eaa9c0

#ead2a9

Tetradic

#a9e1ea

#b2a9ea

#eab2a9

#e1eaa9

Square

#a9e1ea

#d2a9ea

#eab2a9

#c0eaa9

Shades

Color #a9e1ea mixed toward black.

#73cedd

#3dbbd0

#2891a2

#1a616c

#0d3036

Tints

Color #a9e1ea mixed toward white.

#b7e6ed

#c6ebf1

#d4f0f4

#e2f5f8

#f1fafb

Tones

Color #a9e1ea mixed toward gray.

#aedde5

#b4d9df

#b9d5da

#bfd1d4

#c4cdcf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4e8 · ΔE 22.5

Deuteranopia

#c1bce7 · ΔE 24.4

Tritanopia

#ace6e6 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#d7d7d7 · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9e1ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9e1ea]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#a9e1ea (#a9e1ea) is rgb(169, 225, 234) in RGB.

No, #a9e1ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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