Information about #A9B5EA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A9B5EA is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 181, 234) — 66.3% red, 71% green, 91.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 21 / 0 / 8. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A9B5EA presents itself as a strongly colored deep-sea blue — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Perano (#ACB9E8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6) and Pastel Denim (#AFC0EA).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 181, 234) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A9B5EA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. No one has named #A9B5EA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A9B5EA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A9B5EA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9B5EA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9B5EA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9B5EA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A9B5EA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A9B5EA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Maximum Blue Purple color link
Maximum Blue Purple

#ACACE6

Pastel Denim color link
Pastel Denim

#AFC0EA

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Pale Light Grayish Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Blue

#B8B8E7

Bright Pastel Blue color link
Bright Pastel Blue

#9BBEED

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig color link
Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig

#AAA4E3

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

Tropical Blue color link
Tropical Blue

#AEC9EB

Pale Light Grayish Sapphire Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Sapphire Blue

#B8C4E7

#A9B5EA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9B5EA
  • RGB169, 181, 234
  • CMYK25, 21, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(169, 181, 234)
  • HSL229°, 61%, 79%
  • HSL Precise228.923°, 60.748%, 79.02%
  • HSV229°, 28%, 92%
  • HSB229°, 28%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.918
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.710, 0.918)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.710, 0.918, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.710, 0.918)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9B5EA
  • DECIMAL ID11122154
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers319 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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