#a6c3ef

Color #a6c3ef

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.88 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a6c3ef

RGB

rgb(166, 195, 239)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 69.5%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 30.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.5%, 18.4%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(78.09, 0.25, -24.96)

LCH

lch(78.09, 24.96, 270.57)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0701, 258.64)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 65.1%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efd2a6

Analogous

#a6e7ef

#a6c3ef

#aea6ef

Triadic

#a6c3ef

#efa6c3

#c3efa6

Split-complementary

#a6c3ef

#efaea6

#e7efa6

Tetradic

#a6c3ef

#d2a6ef

#efd2a6

#c3efa6

Square

#a6c3ef

#efa6e7

#efd2a6

#a6efae

Shades

Color #a6c3ef mixed toward black.

#6d9ce5

#3476da

#1f57ac

#153a72

#0a1d39

Tints

Color #a6c3ef mixed toward white.

#b5cdf2

#c4d7f4

#d2e1f7

#e1ebfa

#f0f5fc

Tones

Color #a6c3ef mixed toward gray.

#acc4e9

#b2c5e3

#b8c7dd

#bec8d7

#c4c9d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b4e5 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#b2afe3 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#a8dddc · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 16

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6c3ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6c3ef]

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

#a6c3ef (#a6c3ef) is rgb(166, 195, 239) in RGB.

No, #a6c3ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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