#a1a6bb

Color #a1a6bb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.47 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a1a6bb

RGB

rgb(161, 166, 187)

HSL

hsl(228.5, 16%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.5, 13.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 11.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(68.34, 2.53, -11.37)

LCH

lch(68.34, 11.65, 282.54)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0308, 275.03)

HWB

hwb(228.5, 63.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb6a1

Analogous

#a1b3bb

#a1a6bb

#a9a1bb

Triadic

#a1a6bb

#bba1a6

#a6bba1

Split-complementary

#a1a6bb

#bba9a1

#b3bba1

Tetradic

#a1a6bb

#b6a1bb

#bbb6a1

#a6bba1

Square

#a1a6bb

#bba1b3

#bbb6a1

#a1bba9

Shades

Color #a1a6bb mixed toward black.

#7f86a3

#616986

#494e65

#313443

#181a22

Tints

Color #a1a6bb mixed toward white.

#b1b5c6

#c0c4d2

#d0d2dd

#e0e1e8

#eff0f4

Tones

Color #a1a6bb mixed toward gray.

#a3a7b9

#a5a9b7

#a7aab4

#aaabb2

#acadb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b6 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a3b5 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#a1b2b1 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 9.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1a6bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1a6bb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a1a6bb (#a1a6bb) is rgb(161, 166, 187) in RGB.

No, #a1a6bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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