#a6b4c6

Color #a6b4c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.21 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b4c6

RGB

rgb(166, 180, 198)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 21.9%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 16.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.2%, 9.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(72.78, -1.1, -10.76)

LCH

lch(72.78, 10.82, 264.16)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0302, 254.63)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 65.1%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6b8a6

Analogous

#a6c4c6

#a6b4c6

#a8a6c6

Triadic

#a6b4c6

#c6a6b4

#b4c6a6

Split-complementary

#a6b4c6

#c6a8a6

#c4c6a6

Tetradic

#a6b4c6

#b8a6c6

#c6b8a6

#b4c6a6

Square

#a6b4c6

#c6a6c4

#c6b8a6

#a6c6a8

Shades

Color #a6b4c6 mixed toward black.

#8195ae

#5f7694

#47596f

#2f3b4a

#181e25

Tints

Color #a6b4c6 mixed toward white.

#b5c1d0

#c4cdd9

#d3dae3

#e1e6ec

#f0f3f6

Tones

Color #a6b4c6 mixed toward gray.

#a9b4c3

#abb5c1

#aeb5be

#b1b5bb

#b3b6b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacc2 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#abaac1 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#a7bebe · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 8.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b4c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b4c6]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6b4c6 (#a6b4c6) is rgb(166, 180, 198) in RGB.

No, #a6b4c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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