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Information about #A9C8DA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A9C8DA belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 200, 218) — 66.3% red, 78.4% green, 85.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 7 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A9C8DA reads as a softly balanced steel-blue 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 almost identical to Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE) and Regent St Blue (#A0CDD9).

The recipe behind #A9C8DA is rgb(169, 200, 218), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A9C8DA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.0:1 (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.

#A9C8DA color variations

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

#A9C8DA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9C8DA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9C8DA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9C8DA 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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#A9C8DA 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 #A9C8DA

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

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

Regent St Blue color link
Regent St Blue

#A0CDD9

Children’s Soft Blue color link
Children’s Soft Blue

#A1CED7

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Clinical Soft Blue color link
Clinical Soft Blue

#B2CFD3

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

Morning Glory color link
Morning Glory

#9ED1D3

#A9C8DA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9C8DA
  • RGB169, 200, 218
  • CMYK19, 7, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(169, 200, 218)
  • HSL202°, 40%, 76%
  • HSL Precise202.041°, 39.837%, 75.882%
  • HSV202°, 22%, 85%
  • HSB202°, 22%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.784, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.784, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.784, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9C8DA
  • DECIMAL ID11127002
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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