#a6aec7

Color #a6aec7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.25 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a6aec7

RGB

rgb(166, 174, 199)

HSL

hsl(225.5, 22.8%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.5, 16.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(71.22, 2.38, -13.65)

LCH

lch(71.22, 13.86, 279.89)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.037, 271.39)

HWB

hwb(225.5, 65.1%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7bfa6

Analogous

#a6bfc7

#a6aec7

#afa6c7

Triadic

#a6aec7

#c7a6ae

#aec7a6

Split-complementary

#a6aec7

#c7afa6

#bfc7a6

Tetradic

#a6aec7

#bfa6c7

#c7bfa6

#aec7a6

Square

#a6aec7

#c7a6bf

#c7bfa6

#a6c7af

Shades

Color #a6aec7 mixed toward black.

#818cb0

#5e6b95

#465170

#2f364b

#171b25

Tints

Color #a6aec7 mixed toward white.

#b5bcd0

#c4c9da

#d3d7e3

#e1e4ec

#f0f2f6

Tones

Color #a6aec7 mixed toward gray.

#a9afc4

#acb1c2

#aeb2bf

#b1b4bc

#b4b5b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac1 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a8c0 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#a6bdbc · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6aec7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6aec7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6aec7 (#a6aec7) is rgb(166, 174, 199) in RGB.

No, #a6aec7 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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