#a6acc8

Color #a6acc8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.19 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6acc8

RGB

rgb(166, 172, 200)

HSL

hsl(229.4, 23.6%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.4, 17%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(70.72, 3.69, -14.94)

LCH

lch(70.72, 15.39, 283.87)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0408, 275.77)

HWB

hwb(229.4, 65.1%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c2a6

Analogous

#a6bdc8

#a6acc8

#b1a6c8

Triadic

#a6acc8

#c8a6ac

#acc8a6

Split-complementary

#a6acc8

#c8b1a6

#bdc8a6

Tetradic

#a6acc8

#c2a6c8

#c8c2a6

#acc8a6

Square

#a6acc8

#c8a6bd

#c8c2a6

#a6c8b1

Shades

Color #a6acc8 mixed toward black.

#8089b1

#5d6797

#464e71

#2f344b

#171a26

Tints

Color #a6acc8 mixed toward white.

#b5bad1

#c4c8da

#d3d6e4

#e1e3ed

#f0f1f6

Tones

Color #a6acc8 mixed toward gray.

#a9aec5

#acb0c2

#afb2c0

#b1b3bd

#b4b5ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c2 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a8c0 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#a6bdbb · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6acc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6acc8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6acc8 (#a6acc8) is rgb(166, 172, 200) in RGB.

No, #a6acc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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