#a6a0c8

Color #a6a0c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.53 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a0c8

RGB

rgb(166, 160, 200)

HSL

hsl(249, 26.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249, 20%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 20%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(67.59, 10.35, -19.68)

LCH

lch(67.59, 22.24, 297.74)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0578, 291.73)

HWB

hwb(249, 62.7%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c8a0

Analogous

#a0aec8

#a6a0c8

#baa0c8

Triadic

#a6a0c8

#c8a6a0

#a0c8a6

Split-complementary

#a6a0c8

#c8baa0

#aec8a0

Tetradic

#a6a0c8

#c8a0c2

#c2c8a0

#a0c8a6

Square

#a6a0c8

#c8a0ae

#c2c8a0

#a0c8ba

Shades

Color #a6a0c8 mixed toward black.

#827ab2

#625898

#494272

#312c4c

#181626

Tints

Color #a6a0c8 mixed toward white.

#b5b0d1

#c4c0da

#d3d0e4

#e1dfed

#f0eff6

Tones

Color #a6a0c8 mixed toward gray.

#a8a3c5

#aba7c1

#adaabe

#afadbb

#b2b1b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3bf · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a4a4bd · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a6b8b6 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 16

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a0c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a0c8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6a0c8 (#a6a0c8) is rgb(166, 160, 200) in RGB.

No, #a6a0c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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