#a6a8bb

Color #a6a8bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.44 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a8bb

RGB

rgb(166, 168, 187)

HSL

hsl(234.3, 13.4%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.3, 11.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 10.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(69.26, 3.1, -9.97)

LCH

lch(69.26, 10.44, 287.27)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0273, 280.98)

HWB

hwb(234.3, 65.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb9a6

Analogous

#a6b2bb

#a6a8bb

#aea6bb

Triadic

#a6a8bb

#bba6a8

#a8bba6

Split-complementary

#a6a8bb

#bbaea6

#b2bba6

Tetradic

#a6a8bb

#b9a6bb

#bbb9a6

#a8bba6

Square

#a6a8bb

#bba6b2

#bbb9a6

#a6bbae

Shades

Color #a6a8bb mixed toward black.

#8587a2

#666985

#4c4f64

#333443

#191a21

Tints

Color #a6a8bb mixed toward white.

#b5b6c6

#c4c5d2

#d2d3dd

#e1e2e8

#f0f0f4

Tones

Color #a6a8bb mixed toward gray.

#a8a9b9

#a9abb7

#abacb6

#adaeb4

#afafb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b7 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#a7a7b6 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#a6b3b2 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a8bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a8bb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a6a8bb (#a6a8bb) is rgb(166, 168, 187) in RGB.

No, #a6a8bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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