#a6a3c4

Color #a6a3c4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a3c4

RGB

rgb(166, 163, 196)

HSL

hsl(245.5, 21.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.5, 16.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 16.8%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(68.23, 7.79, -16.49)

LCH

lch(68.23, 18.24, 295.29)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0475, 289.31)

HWB

hwb(245.5, 63.9%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1c4a3

Analogous

#a3b0c4

#a6a3c4

#b7a3c4

Triadic

#a6a3c4

#c4a6a3

#a3c4a6

Split-complementary

#a6a3c4

#c4b7a3

#b0c4a3

Tetradic

#a6a3c4

#c4a3c1

#c1c4a3

#a3c4a6

Square

#a6a3c4

#c4a3b0

#c1c4a3

#a3c4b7

Shades

Color #a6a3c4 mixed toward black.

#837fad

#625d92

#4a466d

#312f49

#191724

Tints

Color #a6a3c4 mixed toward white.

#b5b2ce

#c4c2d8

#d3d1e2

#e1e0eb

#f0f0f5

Tones

Color #a6a3c4 mixed toward gray.

#a8a6c1

#aba8bf

#adabbc

#afaeb9

#b1b1b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5bd · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a5bb · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#a6b7b5 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a3c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a3c4]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6a3c4 (#a6a3c4) is rgb(166, 163, 196) in RGB.

No, #a6a3c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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