#a6bdca

Color #a6bdca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a6bdca

RGB

rgb(166, 189, 202)

HSL

hsl(201.7, 25.4%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.7, 17.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.8%, 6.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(75.31, -5.07, -9.17)

LCH

lch(75.31, 10.48, 241.06)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0312, 232.54)

HWB

hwb(201.7, 65.1%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cab3a6

Analogous

#a6cac5

#a6bdca

#a6abca

Triadic

#a6bdca

#caa6bd

#bdcaa6

Split-complementary

#a6bdca

#caa6ab

#cac5a6

Tetradic

#a6bdca

#b3a6ca

#cab3a6

#bdcaa6

Square

#a6bdca

#c5a6ca

#cab3a6

#abcaa6

Shades

Color #a6bdca mixed toward black.

#80a1b3

#5c839a

#456373

#2e424d

#172126

Tints

Color #a6bdca mixed toward white.

#b5c8d3

#c4d3dc

#d3dee5

#e1e9ed

#f0f4f6

Tones

Color #a6bdca mixed toward gray.

#a9bcc7

#acbbc4

#afbbc1

#b2babe

#b5b9bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b1c7 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#afadc6 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#a7c5c4 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6bdca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6bdca]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#a6bdca (#a6bdca) is rgb(166, 189, 202) in RGB.

No, #a6bdca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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