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#A9B1CB Color

#A9B1CB is rgb(169, 177, 203) in RGB, hsl(226, 25%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A9B1CB
HEX#A9B1CB
RGBrgb(169, 177, 203)
HSLhsl(226, 25%, 73%)
HSVhsv(226, 17%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.038 271.9)
LABlab(72.21% 1.14 -14.26)
LCHlch(72.21% 14.30 274.58)

What #A9B1CB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A9B1CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 5.21Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.38Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 8.96Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.86Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 9.93Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 10.07

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A9B1CB Channel Values

How #A9B1CB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 169 · G 177 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 25% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 17% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A9B1CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A9B1CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A9B1CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A9B1CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A9B1CB
Complementary
#CBC3A9
Analogous
#A9C2CB
Analogous
#B2A9CB
Triadic
#CBA9B1
Triadic
#B1CBA9
Split comp.
#CBB2A9
Split comp.
#C2CBA9

Tints & Shades of #A9B1CB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B6BDD3
#BFC5D9
#CCD1E0
#D6D9E6
#E2E5EE
#ECEEF4

Shades

#8994B8
#6977A5
#525F89
#414B6C
#2E354D
#1B1F2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A9B1CB.

How #A9B1CB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A9B1CB
Protanopia#B0B0CB
Protanomaly#ADB0CB
Deuteranopia#AEAECB
Deuteranomaly#ACAFCB
Tritanopia#A5B5B5
Tritanomaly#A7B3BE
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

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Using #A9B1CB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a9b1cb: #A9B1CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A9B1CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a9b1cb': '#A9B1CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.694, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_a9b1cb">#A9B1CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A9B1CB"

More Blue Colors

#A9B1CB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A9B1CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A9B1CB?

#A9B1CB is a light blue — rgb(169, 177, 203) in RGB and hsl(226, 25%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #A9B1CB?

#A9B1CB is rgb(169, 177, 203) — red 169, green 177, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A9B1CB?

#A9B1CB converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A9B1CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A9B1CB scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A9B1CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A9B1CB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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