#a6a4d0

Color #a6a4d0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.25 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a4d0

RGB

rgb(166, 164, 208)

HSL

hsl(242.7, 31.9%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.7, 21.2%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 21.2%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(68.9, 9.92, -22.1)

LCH

lch(68.9, 24.22, 294.17)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0632, 286.83)

HWB

hwb(242.7, 64.3%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ced0a4

Analogous

#a4b8d0

#a6a4d0

#bca4d0

Triadic

#a6a4d0

#d0a6a4

#a4d0a6

Split-complementary

#a6a4d0

#d0bca4

#b8d0a4

Tetradic

#a6a4d0

#d0a4ce

#ced0a4

#a4d0a6

Square

#a6a4d0

#d0a4b8

#ced0a4

#a4d0bc

Shades

Color #a6a4d0 mixed toward black.

#7e7bbb

#5854a3

#423f7b

#2c2a52

#161529

Tints

Color #a6a4d0 mixed toward white.

#b5b3d8

#c4c2e0

#d2d1e7

#e1e1ef

#f0f0f7

Tones

Color #a6a4d0 mixed toward gray.

#a9a8cc

#adabc9

#b0afc5

#b3b3c1

#b7b6be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5c7 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a5a5c4 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#a6bfbd · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a4d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a4d0]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a6a4d0 (#a6a4d0) is rgb(166, 164, 208) in RGB.

No, #a6a4d0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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