#a6bcdb

Color #a6bcdb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.05 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6bcdb

RGB

rgb(166, 188, 219)

HSL

hsl(215.1, 42.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.1, 24.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 14.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(75.57, -0.73, -18.01)

LCH

lch(75.57, 18.02, 267.68)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0505, 256.95)

HWB

hwb(215.1, 65.1%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc5a6

Analogous

#a6d7db

#a6bcdb

#aba6db

Triadic

#a6bcdb

#dba6bc

#bcdba6

Split-complementary

#a6bcdb

#dbaba6

#d7dba6

Tetradic

#a6bcdb

#c5a6db

#dbc5a6

#bcdba6

Square

#a6bcdb

#dba6d7

#dbc5a6

#a6dbab

Shades

Color #a6bcdb mixed toward black.

#789ac9

#4b77b6

#375989

#253c5b

#121e2e

Tints

Color #a6bcdb mixed toward white.

#b5c7e1

#c4d2e7

#d3deed

#e1e9f3

#f0f4f9

Tones

Color #a6bcdb mixed toward gray.

#aabdd7

#afbed2

#b3bece

#b8bfc9

#bcc0c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0d4 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#afadd2 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#a7cecd · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6bcdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6bcdb]

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

#a6bcdb (#a6bcdb) is rgb(166, 188, 219) in RGB.

No, #a6bcdb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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