#a6b5c9

Color #a6b5c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.28 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b5c9

RGB

rgb(166, 181, 201)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 24.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 17.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 10%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(73.14, -0.99, -11.87)

LCH

lch(73.14, 11.91, 265.23)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0331, 255.67)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 65.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9baa6

Analogous

#a6c7c9

#a6b5c9

#a9a6c9

Triadic

#a6b5c9

#c9a6b5

#b5c9a6

Split-complementary

#a6b5c9

#c9a9a6

#c7c9a6

Tetradic

#a6b5c9

#baa6c9

#c9baa6

#b5c9a6

Square

#a6b5c9

#c9a6c7

#c9baa6

#a6c9a9

Shades

Color #a6b5c9 mixed toward black.

#8095b2

#5c7698

#455972

#2e3b4c

#171e26

Tints

Color #a6b5c9 mixed toward white.

#b5c1d2

#c4cedb

#d3dae4

#e1e6ed

#f0f3f6

Tones

Color #a6b5c9 mixed toward gray.

#a9b6c6

#acb6c3

#afb6c0

#b2b7bd

#b5b7bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc4 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#acabc3 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#a7c1c0 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b5c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b5c9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6b5c9 (#a6b5c9) is rgb(166, 181, 201) in RGB.

No, #a6b5c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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