#a6c6fa

Color #a6c6fa

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.19 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a6c6fa

RGB

rgb(166, 198, 250)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 89.4%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 33.6%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.6%, 20.8%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(79.27, 1.34, -29.05)

LCH

lch(79.27, 29.08, 272.64)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0814, 260.03)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 65.1%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fadaa6

Analogous

#a6f0fa

#a6c6fa

#b0a6fa

Triadic

#a6c6fa

#faa6c6

#c6faa6

Split-complementary

#a6c6fa

#fab0a6

#f0faa6

Tetradic

#a6c6fa

#daa6fa

#fadaa6

#c6faa6

Square

#a6c6fa

#faa6f0

#fadaa6

#a6fab0

Shades

Color #a6c6fa mixed toward black.

#649cf6

#2372f3

#0b52c5

#073783

#041b42

Tints

Color #a6c6fa mixed toward white.

#b5d0fb

#c4d9fc

#d3e3fd

#e1ecfd

#f0f6fe

Tones

Color #a6c6fa mixed toward gray.

#adc8f3

#b4c9ec

#bbcbe5

#c2cdde

#c9ced7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ef · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#b3b0ec · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#a8e5e3 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6c6fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6c6fa]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a6c6fa (#a6c6fa) is rgb(166, 198, 250) in RGB.

No, #a6c6fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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