What color is #A9CBFF?

#A9CBFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Night Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9CBFF?

The RGB value is 169, 203, 255: 169 red, 203 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9CBFF?

The complementary color is #FFDDA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9CBFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9CBFF color

#A9CBFF rgb(169, 203, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9CBFF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 79.6% green and 100% blue (169, 203, 255).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Night Snow (#AACCFF), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#A9CBFF color codes

HEX	`#A9CBFF`
RGB	`rgb(169, 203, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 79.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 34%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.94, 0.72, -29.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.94, 29.15, 271.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.763, 58.364, 102.916)`
Decimal	`11127807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9CBFF, 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 #A9CBFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9CBFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #A9CBFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9cbff; }
.text { color: #a9cbff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9cbff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 203 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9cbff, #b2a9ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9CBFF?: #A9CBFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Night Snow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9CBFF?: The RGB value is 169, 203, 255: 169 red, 203 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9CBFF?: The complementary color is #FFDDA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9CBFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.