#A9B8E5 Color

#A9B8E5 is rgb(169, 184, 229) in RGB and hsl(225, 54%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9B8E5

HEX#A9B8E5

RGBrgb(169, 184, 229)

HSLhsl(225, 54%, 78%)

HSVhsv(225, 26%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.066 270.4)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 20%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9B8E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9B8E5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9B8E5 Complementary#E5D6A9 Analogous#A9D6E5 Analogous#B8A9E5 Triadic#E5A9B8 Triadic#B8E5A9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9B8E5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4C1E9 #C0CBEC #CCD5F0 #D4DBF2 #E0E5F6 #EBEFF9

Shades

#7D94D8 #5674CD #3656B5 #2A438D #1D2F62 #121C3B

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