#A9D6E5 · Powder Blue

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#A9D6E5 is a light, moderately saturated blue color, closest to Powder Blue and near Powder Blue and Baby Blue. In OKLCH it has 85% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 220°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #A9D6E5 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#A9D6E5
RGBrgb(169, 214, 229)
HSLhsl(195, 54%, 78%)
CMYK26, 7, 0, 10
CSS var--powder-blue
Contrast1.56:1 white · 13.44:1 black

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How to use #A9D6E5

Black text passes WCAG AA on #A9D6E5 (13.44:1); white text does not (1.56:1).

For a calm scheme pair #A9D6E5 with its analogous neighbors #A9E5D6 and #A9B8E5; for contrast use its complement #E5B8A9 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--powder-blue: #A9D6E5;

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