Palettes / Colors / #A9BBDF

#A9BBDF — Light Muted Blue

#A9BBDF is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #A9BBDF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A9BBDF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DFCDA9; it also sits naturally between #A9D6DF and #B2A9DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 66% · Green 73% · Blue 87%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A9BBDF

.text { color: #A9BBDF; }
.background { background-color: #A9BBDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A9BBDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 187, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 46%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A9BBDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 187, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A9BBDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 187, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A9BBDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A9BBDF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFCDA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A9BBDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A9BBDF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A9BBDF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A9BBDF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A9BBDF?

#A9BBDF is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 169, 187, 223). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A9BBDF?

#A9BBDF is RGB 169, 187, 223 — HSL 220°, 46%, 77% — CMYK 24%, 16%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #A9BBDF?

Its complement is #DFCDA9; analogous partners are #A9D6DF and #B2A9DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A9BBDF for text?

Black text on #A9BBDF has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.