#A9B8E0 Color

#A9B8E0 is rgb(169, 184, 224) in RGB and hsl(224, 47%, 77%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9B8E0

HEX#A9B8E0

RGBrgb(169, 184, 224)

HSLhsl(224, 47%, 77%)

HSVhsv(224, 25%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.06 268.9)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9B8E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9B8E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9B8E0 Complementary#E0D1A9 Analogous#A9D3E0 Analogous#B6A9E0 Triadic#E0A9B7 Triadic#B7E0A9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9B8E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4C1E4 #BFCAE8 #CBD3EC #D6DDF0 #E1E6F4 #ECEFF8

Shades

#8398D2 #5A76C4 #3E5CAC #2F4683 #22325E #131C34

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