#a6a8c8

Color #a6a8c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.42 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a8c8

RGB

rgb(166, 168, 200)

HSL

hsl(236.5, 23.6%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.5, 17%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 16%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(69.67, 5.9, -16.53)

LCH

lch(69.67, 17.55, 289.64)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.046, 282.43)

HWB

hwb(236.5, 65.1%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c6a6

Analogous

#a6b9c8

#a6a8c8

#b5a6c8

Triadic

#a6a8c8

#c8a6a8

#a8c8a6

Split-complementary

#a6a8c8

#c8b5a6

#b9c8a6

Tetradic

#a6a8c8

#c6a6c8

#c8c6a6

#a8c8a6

Square

#a6a8c8

#c8a6b9

#c8c6a6

#a6c8b5

Shades

Color #a6a8c8 mixed toward black.

#8083b1

#5d6197

#464871

#2f304b

#171826

Tints

Color #a6a8c8 mixed toward white.

#b5b7d1

#c4c5da

#d3d4e4

#e1e2ed

#f0f1f6

Tones

Color #a6a8c8 mixed toward gray.

#a9abc5

#acadc2

#afb0c0

#b1b2bd

#b4b5ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c1 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a7bf · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#a6bbba · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a8c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a8c8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a6a8c8 (#a6a8c8) is rgb(166, 168, 200) in RGB.

No, #a6a8c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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