#a6a5b4

Color #a6a5b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.33 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a5b4

RGB

rgb(166, 165, 180)

HSL

hsl(244, 9.1%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244, 8.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 8.3%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(68.25, 3.3, -7.58)

LCH

lch(68.25, 8.27, 293.53)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0215, 289.03)

HWB

hwb(244, 64.7%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b4a5

Analogous

#a5abb4

#a6a5b4

#ada5b4

Triadic

#a6a5b4

#b4a6a5

#a5b4a6

Split-complementary

#a6a5b4

#b4ada5

#abb4a5

Tetradic

#a6a5b4

#b4a5b3

#b3b4a5

#a5b4a6

Square

#a6a5b4

#b4a5ab

#b3b4a5

#a5b4ad

Shades

Color #a6a5b4 mixed toward black.

#87869a

#6a687d

#4f4e5e

#35343f

#1a1a1f

Tints

Color #a6a5b4 mixed toward white.

#b5b4c0

#c4c3cd

#d2d2d9

#e1e1e6

#f0f0f2

Tones

Color #a6a5b4 mixed toward gray.

#a7a6b3

#a8a7b1

#a9a9b0

#aaaaaf

#ababae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

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

#a6a6b1 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a6b0 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#a6aead · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a5b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a5b4]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a6a5b4 (#a6a5b4) is rgb(166, 165, 180) in RGB.

No, #a6a5b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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