Information about #A9C5EA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A9C5EA is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(169, 197, 234) (66.3% red, 77.3% green, 91.8% blue), or CMYK 25 / 15 / 0 / 8 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A9C5EA reads as a energetic, saturated azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tropical Blue (#AEC9EB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Time Out (#AAC2E3) and Pastel Denim (#AFC0EA).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 197, 234) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A9C5EA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A9C5EA color variations

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

#A9C5EA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9C5EA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9C5EA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9C5EA 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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#A9C5EA 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 #A9C5EA

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

Tropical Blue color link
Tropical Blue

#AEC9EB

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Pastel Denim color link
Pastel Denim

#AFC0EA

Pale Cornflower Blue color link
Pale Cornflower Blue

#ABCDEF

Sail color link
Sail

#A5CEEC

Baby Blue Eyes color link
Baby Blue Eyes

#A1CAF1

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Jeans Blue color link
Jeans Blue

#A0CFEC

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

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

#B8C4E7

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Bright Pastel Blue color link
Bright Pastel Blue

#9BBEED

#A9C5EA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9C5EA
  • RGB169, 197, 234
  • CMYK25, 15, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(169, 197, 234)
  • HSL214°, 61%, 79%
  • HSL Precise214.154°, 60.748%, 79.02%
  • HSV214°, 28%, 92%
  • HSB214°, 28%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.918
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.773, 0.918)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.773, 0.918, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.773, 0.918)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9C5EA
  • DECIMAL ID11126250
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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