#a6cde1

Color #a6cde1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.07 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a6cde1

RGB

rgb(166, 205, 225)

HSL

hsl(200.3, 49.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.3, 26.2%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.2%, 8.9%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(80.29, -8.38, -14.12)

LCH

lch(80.29, 16.42, 239.31)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.05, 230.36)

HWB

hwb(200.3, 65.1%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1baa6

Analogous

#a6e1d8

#a6cde1

#a6b0e1

Triadic

#a6cde1

#e1a6cd

#cde1a6

Split-complementary

#a6cde1

#e1a6b0

#e1d8a6

Tetradic

#a6cde1

#baa6e1

#e1baa6

#cde1a6

Square

#a6cde1

#d8a6e1

#e1baa6

#b0e1a6

Shades

Color #a6cde1 mixed toward black.

#75b2d1

#4596c0

#317192

#214c62

#102631

Tints

Color #a6cde1 mixed toward white.

#b5d5e6

#c4deeb

#d3e6f0

#e1eef5

#f0f7fa

Tones

Color #a6cde1 mixed toward gray.

#abccdc

#b0cad7

#b5c8d2

#bac7cd

#bfc5c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b9dc · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#b6b3db · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#a8d9d8 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6cde1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6cde1]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a6cde1 (#a6cde1) is rgb(166, 205, 225) in RGB.

No, #a6cde1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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