#a6a8d6

Color #a6a8d6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.65 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a8d6

RGB

rgb(166, 168, 214)

HSL

hsl(237.5, 36.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.5, 22.4%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 21.5%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(70.15, 9.08, -23.5)

LCH

lch(70.15, 25.19, 291.13)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.066, 282.69)

HWB

hwb(237.5, 65.1%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6d4a6

Analogous

#a6c0d6

#a6a8d6

#bca6d6

Triadic

#a6a8d6

#d6a6a8

#a8d6a6

Split-complementary

#a6a8d6

#d6bca6

#c0d6a6

Tetradic

#a6a8d6

#d4a6d6

#d6d4a6

#a8d6a6

Square

#a6a8d6

#d6a6c0

#d6d4a6

#a6d6bc

Shades

Color #a6a8d6 mixed toward black.

#7b7ec2

#5054ad

#3c3f82

#282a57

#14152b

Tints

Color #a6a8d6 mixed toward white.

#b5b6dd

#c4c5e4

#d2d3ea

#e1e2f1

#f0f0f8

Tones

Color #a6a8d6 mixed toward gray.

#aaacd2

#aeafce

#b2b3ca

#b6b7c6

#babac2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7cc · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a7ca · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a6c4c2 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 16.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a8d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a8d6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a6a8d6 (#a6a8d6) is rgb(166, 168, 214) in RGB.

No, #a6a8d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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