What color is #A9C1F9?

#A9C1F9 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9C1F9?

The RGB value is 169, 193, 249: 169 red, 193 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9C1F9?

The complementary color is #F9E1A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9C1F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9C1F9 color

#A9C1F9 rgb(169, 193, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9C1F9 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 75.7% green and 97.6% blue (169, 193, 249).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 87% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Sky High (#A7C2EB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#A9C1F9 color codes

HEX	`#A9C1F9`
RGB	`rgb(169, 193, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 75.7%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 87%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 32%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.12, 4.63, -30.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.12, 30.62, 278.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.526, 53.412, 97.146)`
Decimal	`11125241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9C1F9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A9C1F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9C1F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A9C1F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9c1f9; }
.text { color: #a9c1f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9c1f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 193 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9c1f9, #b9a9f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A9C1F9?: #A9C1F9 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9C1F9?: The RGB value is 169, 193, 249: 169 red, 193 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9C1F9?: The complementary color is #F9E1A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9C1F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.