#a6bdde

Color #a6bdde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.67 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a6bdde

RGB

rgb(166, 189, 222)

HSL

hsl(215.4, 45.9%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.4, 25.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.2%, 14.9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(75.93, -0.57, -19.08)

LCH

lch(75.93, 19.09, 268.29)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0535, 257.37)

HWB

hwb(215.4, 65.1%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec7a6

Analogous

#a6d9de

#a6bdde

#aba6de

Triadic

#a6bdde

#dea6bd

#bddea6

Split-complementary

#a6bdde

#deaba6

#d9dea6

Tetradic

#a6bdde

#c7a6de

#dec7a6

#bddea6

Square

#a6bdde

#dea6d9

#dec7a6

#a6deab

Shades

Color #a6bdde mixed toward black.

#779acd

#4877bb

#34598e

#233b5e

#111e2f

Tints

Color #a6bdde mixed toward white.

#b5c8e4

#c4d3e9

#d3deef

#e1e9f4

#f0f4fa

Tones

Color #a6bdde mixed toward gray.

#abbed9

#afbfd5

#b4c0d0

#b9c0cb

#bdc1c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b1d7 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#afadd5 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#a7d1cf · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6bdde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6bdde]

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

#a6bdde (#a6bdde) is rgb(166, 189, 222) in RGB.

No, #a6bdde is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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