#a6b4e8

Color #a6b4e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.4 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b4e8

RGB

rgb(166, 180, 232)

HSL

hsl(227.3, 58.9%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.3, 28.4%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.4%, 22.4%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(73.92, 6.72, -27.57)

LCH

lch(73.92, 28.38, 283.7)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0761, 272.79)

HWB

hwb(227.3, 65.1%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8daa6

Analogous

#a6d5e8

#a6b4e8

#b9a6e8

Triadic

#a6b4e8

#e8a6b4

#b4e8a6

Split-complementary

#a6b4e8

#e8b9a6

#d5e8a6

Tetradic

#a6b4e8

#daa6e8

#e8daa6

#b4e8a6

Square

#a6b4e8

#e8a6d5

#e8daa6

#a6e8b9

Shades

Color #a6b4e8 mixed toward black.

#7187da

#3d5bcd

#29429e

#1b2c69

#0e1635

Tints

Color #a6b4e8 mixed toward white.

#b5c0ec

#c4cdf0

#d2d9f3

#e1e6f7

#f0f2fb

Tones

Color #a6b4e8 mixed toward gray.

#abb7e2

#b1badd

#b6bdd7

#bcc1d2

#c1c4cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacdd · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#abaada · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a7d4d1 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 17.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b4e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b4e8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a6b4e8 (#a6b4e8) is rgb(166, 180, 232) in RGB.

No, #a6b4e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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