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#a9b9df

a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
169, 185, 223
HSL
222°, 46%, 77%
CMYK
24, 17, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4846

Every format

HEX#a9b9df
RGBrgb(169, 185, 223)
HSLhsl(222, 46%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(75.1 2.7 -20.8)
LCHlch(75.1 21.0 277.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.786 0.057 267.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a9b9df;
background-color: #a9b9df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a9b9df] bg-[#a9b9df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a9b9df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.663, green: 0.725, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a9b9df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a9b9df on white: 1.96:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a9b9df on black: 10.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red66.3%
Green72.5%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan24.2%
Magenta17.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#a9b9df text on a black background

contrast 10.69:1

Card sample

#a9b9df text on a white background

contrast 1.96:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a9b9df;
Background color
Panel with #a9b9df background
background-color: #a9b9df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a9b9df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(169, 185, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(169, 185, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a9b9df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9b9df, #BDA9DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a9b9df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a9b9df in the Color Lab