#A9CDEB#A9CDEB
#A9CDEB is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.581; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.057 H 243.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9CDEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 205, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 62%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 28%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.1%, 12.8%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.79, -5.18, -18.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.79, 19.41, 254.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.22% -0.0253 -0.0511) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.22% 0.057 243.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1845, 58.0937, 86.9921) |
| Luminance | 0.5810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 3.98
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.31
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.52
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.54
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.62
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9CDEB #EBC7A9
analogous
#A9EBE8 #A9CDEB #A9ACEB
triadic
#A9CDEB #EBA9CD #CDEBA9
tetradic
#A9CDEB #E8A9EB #EBC7A9 #ACEBA9
square
#A9CDEB #E8A9EB #EBC7A9 #ACEBA9
split-complementary
#A9CDEB #EBA9AC #EBE8A9
monochromatic
#4693D4 #77B0DF #A9CDEB #DBEAF7 #E6F1F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#A9CDEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.62
#A9CDEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9CDEB
12.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9CDEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9CDEB | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.62 | 12.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1CDED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8C5EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95D4D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9cdeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 205, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.057 243.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4dcf1',
500: '#a9cdeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9cdeb; $custom-light: #c4dcf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9cdeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 205,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.273,
"s": 62.264,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83224,
"c": 0.05708,
"h": 243.6
},
"luminance": 0.58096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9CDEB
secondary
#C79871
accent
#6B1BCA
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FCFE
border
#D2D5D6
text
#131516
muted
#828485