#a6c7e1

Color #a6c7e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.16 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a6c7e1

RGB

rgb(166, 199, 225)

HSL

hsl(206.4, 49.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.4, 26.2%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.2%, 11.6%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(78.69, -5.22, -16.53)

LCH

lch(78.69, 17.33, 252.47)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0511, 241.98)

HWB

hwb(206.4, 65.1%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1c0a6

Analogous

#a6e1de

#a6c7e1

#a6aae1

Triadic

#a6c7e1

#e1a6c7

#c7e1a6

Split-complementary

#a6c7e1

#e1a6aa

#e1dea6

Tetradic

#a6c7e1

#c0a6e1

#e1c0a6

#c7e1a6

Square

#a6c7e1

#dea6e1

#e1c0a6

#aae1a6

Shades

Color #a6c7e1 mixed toward black.

#75a8d1

#458ac0

#316892

#214562

#102331

Tints

Color #a6c7e1 mixed toward white.

#b5d0e6

#c4daeb

#d3e3f0

#e1ecf5

#f0f6fa

Tones

Color #a6c7e1 mixed toward gray.

#abc7dc

#b0c6d7

#b5c5d2

#bac5cd

#bfc4c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b6db · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#b3b1da · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#a8d6d5 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6c7e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6c7e1]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#a6c7e1 (#a6c7e1) is rgb(166, 199, 225) in RGB.

No, #a6c7e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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