#a6a2cd

Color #a6a2cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.65 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a2cd

RGB

rgb(166, 162, 205)

HSL

hsl(245.6, 30.1%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.6, 21%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.28, 10.36, -21.4)

LCH

lch(68.28, 23.78, 295.83)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0619, 289.05)

HWB

hwb(245.6, 63.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9cda2

Analogous

#a2b4cd

#a6a2cd

#bca2cd

Triadic

#a6a2cd

#cda6a2

#a2cda6

Split-complementary

#a6a2cd

#cdbca2

#b4cda2

Tetradic

#a6a2cd

#cda2c9

#c9cda2

#a2cda6

Square

#a6a2cd

#cda2b4

#c9cda2

#a2cdbc

Shades

Color #a6a2cd mixed toward black.

#807ab8

#5c569f

#454077

#2e2b50

#171528

Tints

Color #a6a2cd mixed toward white.

#b5b2d5

#c4c1de

#d3d1e6

#e1e0ee

#f0f0f7

Tones

Color #a6a2cd mixed toward gray.

#a9a6ca

#aca9c6

#afadc2

#b2b0bf

#b5b4bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4c4 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a5c1 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#a6bcba · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 16.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a2cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a2cd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6a2cd (#a6a2cd) is rgb(166, 162, 205) in RGB.

No, #a6a2cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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