#a6bbdd

Color #a6bbdd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.42 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a6bbdd

RGB

rgb(166, 187, 221)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 44.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 24.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 15.4%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(75.37, 0.28, -19.39)

LCH

lch(75.37, 19.39, 270.83)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0538, 260.05)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 65.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc8a6

Analogous

#a6d7dd

#a6bbdd

#ada6dd

Triadic

#a6bbdd

#dda6bb

#bbdda6

Split-complementary

#a6bbdd

#ddada6

#d7dda6

Tetradic

#a6bbdd

#c8a6dd

#ddc8a6

#bbdda6

Square

#a6bbdd

#dda6d7

#ddc8a6

#a6ddad

Shades

Color #a6bbdd mixed toward black.

#7797cb

#4974b9

#36578c

#243a5d

#121d2f

Tints

Color #a6bbdd mixed toward white.

#b5c6e3

#c4d2e8

#d3ddee

#e1e8f4

#f0f4f9

Tones

Color #a6bbdd mixed toward gray.

#abbcd8

#afbdd4

#b4becf

#b8bfcb

#bdc0c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afb0d5 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#aeadd4 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#a7cfce · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6bbdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6bbdd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a6bbdd (#a6bbdd) is rgb(166, 187, 221) in RGB.

No, #a6bbdd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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