#A9BEEA#A9BEEA
#A9BEEA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 80.1% C 0.067 H 264.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9BEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 190, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 61%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 28%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.8%, 18.8%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.80, 2.61, -24.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.80, 24.36, 276.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.08% -0.0059 -0.0665) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.08% 0.067 264.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6228, 51.2008, 85.0942) |
| Luminance | 0.5120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.72
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.20
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.43
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.69
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.87
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9BEEA #EAD5A9
analogous
#A9DFEA #A9BEEA #B5A9EA
triadic
#A9BEEA #EAA9BE #BEEAA9
tetradic
#A9BEEA #EAA9DF #EAD5A9 #A9EAB5
square
#A9BEEA #EAA9DF #EAD5A9 #A9EAB5
split-complementary
#A9BEEA #EAB5A9 #DFEAA9
monochromatic
#4774D2 #7899DE #A9BEEA #DAE3F6 #E6ECF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#A9BEEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.24
#A9BEEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9BEEA
11.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9BEEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9BEEA | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.24 | 11.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0C1EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AABBE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97C7CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9beea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 190, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.1% 0.067 264.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3d1f0',
500: '#a9beea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9beea; $custom-light: #c3d1f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9beea",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 190,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.615,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80079,
"c": 0.06679,
"h": 264.9
},
"luminance": 0.51202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9BEEA
secondary
#C6AB71
accent
#911DC8
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFE
border
#D2D4D6
text
#131416
muted
#828385