#a6a6ec

Color #a6a6ec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.72 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a6ec

RGB

rgb(166, 166, 236)

HSL

hsl(240, 64.8%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 29.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.7%, 29.7%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(70.48, 15.49, -35.05)

LCH

lch(70.48, 38.32, 293.84)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.1002, 283.74)

HWB

hwb(240, 65.1%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ececa6

Analogous

#a6c9ec

#a6a6ec

#c9a6ec

Triadic

#a6a6ec

#eca6a6

#a6eca6

Split-complementary

#a6a6ec

#ecc9a6

#c9eca6

Tetradic

#a6a6ec

#eca6ec

#ececa6

#a6eca6

Square

#a6a6ec

#eca6c9

#ececa6

#a6ecc9

Shades

Color #a6a6ec mixed toward black.

#6f6fe0

#3838d4

#2323a6

#18186e

#0c0c37

Tints

Color #a6a6ec mixed toward white.

#b5b5ef

#c4c4f2

#d2d2f5

#e1e1f9

#f0f0fc

Tones

Color #a6a6ec mixed toward gray.

#acace6

#b2b2e0

#b7b7da

#bdbdd5

#c3c3cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6de · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a6da · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#a6d1cf · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a6ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a6ec]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a6a6ec (#a6a6ec) is rgb(166, 166, 236) in RGB.

No, #a6a6ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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