#a1a6bc

Color #a1a6bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.36 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a1a6bc

RGB

rgb(161, 166, 188)

HSL

hsl(228.9, 16.8%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.9, 14.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 11.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(68.37, 2.75, -11.88)

LCH

lch(68.37, 12.19, 283.03)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0322, 275.52)

HWB

hwb(228.9, 63.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb7a1

Analogous

#a1b3bc

#a1a6bc

#a9a1bc

Triadic

#a1a6bc

#bca1a6

#a6bca1

Split-complementary

#a1a6bc

#bca9a1

#b3bca1

Tetradic

#a1a6bc

#b7a1bc

#bcb7a1

#a6bca1

Square

#a1a6bc

#bca1b3

#bcb7a1

#a1bca9

Shades

Color #a1a6bc mixed toward black.

#7f86a4

#616888

#494e66

#303444

#181a22

Tints

Color #a1a6bc mixed toward white.

#b1b5c7

#c0c4d2

#d0d2dd

#e0e1e9

#eff0f4

Tones

Color #a1a6bc mixed toward gray.

#a3a7ba

#a5a9b7

#a8aab5

#aaacb3

#acadb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b7 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#a3a3b6 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#a1b3b2 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1a6bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1a6bc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a1a6bc (#a1a6bc) is rgb(161, 166, 188) in RGB.

No, #a1a6bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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