#a6b3d7

Color #a6b3d7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.31 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b3d7

RGB

rgb(166, 179, 215)

HSL

hsl(224.1, 38%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.1, 22.8%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.8%, 16.7%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(73.06, 3.24, -19.63)

LCH

lch(73.06, 19.9, 279.37)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0536, 269.47)

HWB

hwb(224.1, 65.1%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7caa6

Analogous

#a6cbd7

#a6b3d7

#b1a6d7

Triadic

#a6b3d7

#d7a6b3

#b3d7a6

Split-complementary

#a6b3d7

#d7b1a6

#cbd7a6

Tetradic

#a6b3d7

#caa6d7

#d7caa6

#b3d7a6

Square

#a6b3d7

#d7a6cb

#d7caa6

#a6d7b1

Shades

Color #a6b3d7 mixed toward black.

#7a8ec3

#4f68af

#3b4e83

#273458

#141a2c

Tints

Color #a6b3d7 mixed toward white.

#b5c0de

#c4cce4

#d2d9eb

#e1e6f2

#f0f2f8

Tones

Color #a6b3d7 mixed toward gray.

#aab5d3

#aeb7cf

#b2b9cb

#b6bbc7

#babdc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acaccf · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#abaacd · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#a7c8c7 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b3d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b3d7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6b3d7 (#a6b3d7) is rgb(166, 179, 215) in RGB.

No, #a6b3d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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