#a6a4be

Color #a6a4be

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a4be

RGB

rgb(166, 164, 190)

HSL

hsl(244.6, 16.7%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.6, 13.7%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 13.7%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(68.3, 5.94, -13.06)

LCH

lch(68.3, 14.35, 294.46)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0373, 288.92)

HWB

hwb(244.6, 64.3%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbea4

Analogous

#a4afbe

#a6a4be

#b3a4be

Triadic

#a6a4be

#bea6a4

#a4bea6

Split-complementary

#a6a4be

#beb3a4

#afbea4

Tetradic

#a6a4be

#bea4bc

#bcbea4

#a4bea6

Square

#a6a4be

#bea4af

#bcbea4

#a4beb3

Shades

Color #a6a4be mixed toward black.

#8482a5

#65628a

#4c4a67

#333145

#191922

Tints

Color #a6a4be mixed toward white.

#b5b3c9

#c4c2d4

#d2d1df

#e1e1e9

#f0f0f4

Tones

Color #a6a4be mixed toward gray.

#a8a6bc

#aaa8ba

#abaab7

#adadb5

#afafb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5b8 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a5a5b7 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#a6b3b2 · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a4be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a4be]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6a4be (#a6a4be) is rgb(166, 164, 190) in RGB.

No, #a6a4be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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