#a6b8da

Color #a6b8da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.1 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b8da

RGB

rgb(166, 184, 218)

HSL

hsl(219.2, 41.3%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.2, 23.9%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 15.6%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(74.48, 1.21, -19.11)

LCH

lch(74.48, 19.15, 273.62)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0526, 263.12)

HWB

hwb(219.2, 65.1%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dac8a6

Analogous

#a6d2da

#a6b8da

#aea6da

Triadic

#a6b8da

#daa6b8

#b8daa6

Split-complementary

#a6b8da

#daaea6

#d2daa6

Tetradic

#a6b8da

#c8a6da

#dac8a6

#b8daa6

Square

#a6b8da

#daa6d2

#dac8a6

#a6daae

Shades

Color #a6b8da mixed toward black.

#7994c7

#4c70b4

#385488

#26385a

#131c2d

Tints

Color #a6b8da mixed toward white.

#b5c4e0

#c4d0e6

#d3dced

#e1e7f3

#f0f3f9

Tones

Color #a6b8da mixed toward gray.

#aab9d6

#afbbd1

#b3bccd

#b7bdc9

#bcbfc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaed2 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#adacd1 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#a7cccb · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b8da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b8da]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6b8da (#a6b8da) is rgb(166, 184, 218) in RGB.

No, #a6b8da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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