#a6a4c5

Color #a6a4c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a4c5

RGB

rgb(166, 164, 197)

HSL

hsl(243.6, 22.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.6, 16.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 16.8%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(68.53, 7.46, -16.6)

LCH

lch(68.53, 18.2, 294.2)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0474, 287.94)

HWB

hwb(243.6, 64.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c5a4

Analogous

#a4b3c5

#a6a4c5

#b7a4c5

Triadic

#a6a4c5

#c5a6a4

#a4c5a6

Split-complementary

#a6a4c5

#c5b7a4

#b3c5a4

Tetradic

#a6a4c5

#c5a4c3

#c3c5a4

#a4c5a6

Square

#a6a4c5

#c5a4b3

#c3c5a4

#a4c5b7

Shades

Color #a6a4c5 mixed toward black.

#827fae

#615e93

#49466e

#302f49

#181725

Tints

Color #a6a4c5 mixed toward white.

#b5b3cf

#c4c2d8

#d3d2e2

#e1e1ec

#f0f0f5

Tones

Color #a6a4c5 mixed toward gray.

#a8a7c2

#abaac0

#adacbd

#b0afba

#b2b2b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5be · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a5a5bc · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#a6b8b6 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a4c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a4c5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a6a4c5 (#a6a4c5) is rgb(166, 164, 197) in RGB.

No, #a6a4c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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