#a6a1ba

Color #a6a1ba

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a1ba

RGB

rgb(166, 161, 186)

HSL

hsl(252, 15.3%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 13.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 13.4%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(67.38, 6.76, -12.21)

LCH

lch(67.38, 13.96, 298.97)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0363, 294.59)

HWB

hwb(252, 63.1%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5baa1

Analogous

#a1a8ba

#a6a1ba

#b2a1ba

Triadic

#a6a1ba

#baa6a1

#a1baa6

Split-complementary

#a6a1ba

#bab2a1

#a8baa1

Tetradic

#a6a1ba

#baa1b5

#b5baa1

#a1baa6

Square

#a6a1ba

#baa1a8

#b5baa1

#a1bab2

Shades

Color #a6a1ba mixed toward black.

#8680a1

#696285

#4f4964

#343143

#1a1821

Tints

Color #a6a1ba mixed toward white.

#b5b1c5

#c4c0d1

#d2d0dc

#e1e0e8

#f0eff3

Tones

Color #a6a1ba mixed toward gray.

#a7a3b8

#a8a5b6

#aaa7b4

#aba9b2

#acabaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b4 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#a4a5b3 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#a6b0af · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a1ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a1ba]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a6a1ba (#a6a1ba) is rgb(166, 161, 186) in RGB.

No, #a6a1ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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