#a6acc6

Color #a6acc6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.11 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a6acc6

RGB

rgb(166, 172, 198)

HSL

hsl(228.8, 21.9%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.8, 16.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.2%, 13.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(70.66, 3.26, -13.94)

LCH

lch(70.66, 14.32, 283.16)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.038, 275.14)

HWB

hwb(228.8, 65.1%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c0a6

Analogous

#a6bcc6

#a6acc6

#b0a6c6

Triadic

#a6acc6

#c6a6ac

#acc6a6

Split-complementary

#a6acc6

#c6b0a6

#bcc6a6

Tetradic

#a6acc6

#c0a6c6

#c6c0a6

#acc6a6

Square

#a6acc6

#c6a6bc

#c6c0a6

#a6c6b0

Shades

Color #a6acc6 mixed toward black.

#818aae

#5f6994

#474f6f

#2f344a

#181a25

Tints

Color #a6acc6 mixed toward white.

#b5bad0

#c4c8d9

#d3d6e3

#e1e3ec

#f0f1f6

Tones

Color #a6acc6 mixed toward gray.

#a9aec3

#abafc1

#aeb1be

#b1b3bb

#b3b4b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c0 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a8bf · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#a6bbba · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6acc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6acc6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a6acc6 (#a6acc6) is rgb(166, 172, 198) in RGB.

No, #a6acc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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