#A9B5E0 Color

#A9B5E0 is rgb(169, 181, 224) in RGB and hsl(227, 47%, 77%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9B5E0

HEX#A9B5E0

RGBrgb(169, 181, 224)

HSLhsl(227, 47%, 77%)

HSVhsv(227, 25%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.063 272.7)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9B5E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9B5E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9B5E0 Complementary#E0D4A9 Analogous#A9D0E0 Analogous#B8A9E0 Triadic#E0A9B5 Triadic#B5E0A9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9B5E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4BEE4 #BFC8E8 #CBD2EC #D6DBF0 #E1E5F4 #ECEFF8

Shades

#8394D2 #5A71C4 #3E56AC #2F4183 #222F5E #131A34

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