#a6a4c9

Color #a6a4c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.14 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a4c9

RGB

rgb(166, 164, 201)

HSL

hsl(243.2, 25.5%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.2, 18.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 18.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(68.66, 8.34, -18.61)

LCH

lch(68.66, 20.39, 294.14)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0532, 287.51)

HWB

hwb(243.2, 64.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7c9a4

Analogous

#a4b5c9

#a6a4c9

#b9a4c9

Triadic

#a6a4c9

#c9a6a4

#a4c9a6

Split-complementary

#a6a4c9

#c9b9a4

#b5c9a4

Tetradic

#a6a4c9

#c9a4c7

#c7c9a4

#a4c9a6

Square

#a6a4c9

#c9a4b5

#c7c9a4

#a4c9b9

Shades

Color #a6a4c9 mixed toward black.

#817eb2

#5e5b99

#464473

#2f2d4c

#171726

Tints

Color #a6a4c9 mixed toward white.

#b5b3d2

#c4c2db

#d3d2e4

#e1e1ed

#f0f0f6

Tones

Color #a6a4c9 mixed toward gray.

#a9a7c6

#acaac3

#aeadc0

#b1b0bd

#b4b4ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5c1 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#a5a5bf · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a6bab9 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a4c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a4c9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a6a4c9 (#a6a4c9) is rgb(166, 164, 201) in RGB.

No, #a6a4c9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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