#a6bced

Color #a6bced

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a6bced

RGB

rgb(166, 188, 237)

HSL

hsl(221.4, 66.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.4, 30%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(30%, 20.7%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(76.18, 3.55, -26.8)

LCH

lch(76.18, 27.03, 277.55)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.074, 265.89)

HWB

hwb(221.4, 65.1%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edd7a6

Analogous

#a6dfed

#a6bced

#b3a6ed

Triadic

#a6bced

#eda6bc

#bceda6

Split-complementary

#a6bced

#edb3a6

#dfeda6

Tetradic

#a6bced

#d7a6ed

#edd7a6

#bceda6

Square

#a6bced

#eda6df

#edd7a6

#a6edb3

Shades

Color #a6bced mixed toward black.

#6e92e2

#3668d6

#224ba8

#173270

#0b1938

Tints

Color #a6bced mixed toward white.

#b5c7f0

#c4d2f3

#d2ddf6

#e1e9f9

#f0f4fc

Tones

Color #a6bced mixed toward gray.

#acbee7

#b2c0e1

#b8c3db

#bec5d5

#c4c7cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0e2 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#afade0 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#a7dad8 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6bced;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6bced]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6bced (#a6bced) is rgb(166, 188, 237) in RGB.

No, #a6bced is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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