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#a9c3df

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

RGB
169, 195, 223
HSL
211°, 46%, 77%
CMYK
24, 13, 0, 13
Luminance
0.5279

Every format

HEX#a9c3df
RGBrgb(169, 195, 223)
HSLhsl(211, 46%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 13%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(77.8 -2.7 -16.9)
LCHlch(77.8 17.1 261.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.807 0.049 250.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a9c3df;
background-color: #a9c3df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a9c3df] bg-[#a9c3df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a9c3df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.663, green: 0.765, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a9c3df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a9c3df on white: 1.82:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a9c3df on black: 11.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red66.3%
Green76.5%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan24.2%
Magenta12.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#a9c3df text on a black background

contrast 11.56:1

Card sample

#a9c3df text on a white background

contrast 1.82:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a9c3df;
Background color
Panel with #a9c3df background
background-color: #a9c3df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a9c3df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(169, 195, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(169, 195, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a9c3df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9c3df, #B3A9DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a9c3df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a9c3df in the Color Lab