#a6b4de

Color #a6b4de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.54 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b4de

RGB

rgb(166, 180, 222)

HSL

hsl(225, 45.9%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 25.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.2%, 18.9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(73.56, 4.32, -22.68)

LCH

lch(73.56, 23.09, 280.78)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0622, 270.46)

HWB

hwb(225, 65.1%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ded0a6

Analogous

#a6d0de

#a6b4de

#b4a6de

Triadic

#a6b4de

#dea6b4

#b4dea6

Split-complementary

#a6b4de

#deb4a6

#d0dea6

Tetradic

#a6b4de

#d0a6de

#ded0a6

#b4dea6

Square

#a6b4de

#dea6d0

#ded0a6

#a6deb4

Shades

Color #a6b4de mixed toward black.

#778ccd

#4865bb

#344b8e

#23325e

#11192f

Tints

Color #a6b4de mixed toward white.

#b5c1e4

#c4cde9

#d3daef

#e1e6f4

#f0f3fa

Tones

Color #a6b4de mixed toward gray.

#abb6d9

#afb9d5

#b4bbd0

#b9bdcb

#bdc0c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd5 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#abaad3 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#a7cdcb · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b4de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b4de]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6b4de (#a6b4de) is rgb(166, 180, 222) in RGB.

No, #a6b4de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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