#a6a8d1

Color #a6a8d1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.79 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a8d1

RGB

rgb(166, 168, 209)

HSL

hsl(237.2, 31.9%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.2, 20.6%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 19.6%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(69.98, 7.92, -21.02)

LCH

lch(69.98, 22.46, 290.65)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0589, 282.64)

HWB

hwb(237.2, 65.1%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1cfa6

Analogous

#a6bdd1

#a6a8d1

#b9a6d1

Triadic

#a6a8d1

#d1a6a8

#a8d1a6

Split-complementary

#a6a8d1

#d1b9a6

#bdd1a6

Tetradic

#a6a8d1

#cfa6d1

#d1cfa6

#a8d1a6

Square

#a6a8d1

#d1a6bd

#d1cfa6

#a6d1b9

Shades

Color #a6a8d1 mixed toward black.

#7d80bc

#5559a5

#40437c

#2b2c52

#151629

Tints

Color #a6a8d1 mixed toward white.

#b5b6d9

#c4c5e0

#d2d3e8

#e1e2f0

#f0f0f7

Tones

Color #a6a8d1 mixed toward gray.

#a9abcd

#adaeca

#b1b2c6

#b4b5c3

#b8b8bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c8 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#a7a7c6 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#a6c1bf · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a8d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a8d1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a6a8d1 (#a6a8d1) is rgb(166, 168, 209) in RGB.

No, #a6a8d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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