#a6b1c6

Color #a6b1c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b1c6

RGB

rgb(166, 177, 198)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 21.9%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 16.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.2%, 10.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(71.98, 0.52, -11.95)

LCH

lch(71.98, 11.96, 272.49)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0326, 263.49)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 65.1%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6bba6

Analogous

#a6c1c6

#a6b1c6

#aba6c6

Triadic

#a6b1c6

#c6a6b1

#b1c6a6

Split-complementary

#a6b1c6

#c6aba6

#c1c6a6

Tetradic

#a6b1c6

#bba6c6

#c6bba6

#b1c6a6

Square

#a6b1c6

#c6a6c1

#c6bba6

#a6c6ab

Shades

Color #a6b1c6 mixed toward black.

#8191ae

#5f7194

#47556f

#2f394a

#181c25

Tints

Color #a6b1c6 mixed toward white.

#b5bed0

#c4cbd9

#d3d8e3

#e1e5ec

#f0f2f6

Tones

Color #a6b1c6 mixed toward gray.

#a9b2c3

#abb3c1

#aeb4be

#b1b4bb

#b3b5b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc1 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#aaa9c0 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#a7bdbc · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b1c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b1c6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6b1c6 (#a6b1c6) is rgb(166, 177, 198) in RGB.

No, #a6b1c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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