#a6b1d5

Color #a6b1d5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.96 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b1d5

RGB

rgb(166, 177, 213)

HSL

hsl(226, 35.9%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226, 22.1%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.1%, 16.9%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(72.46, 3.87, -19.44)

LCH

lch(72.46, 19.82, 281.26)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0531, 271.73)

HWB

hwb(226, 65.1%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5caa6

Analogous

#a6c8d5

#a6b1d5

#b2a6d5

Triadic

#a6b1d5

#d5a6b1

#b1d5a6

Split-complementary

#a6b1d5

#d5b2a6

#c8d5a6

Tetradic

#a6b1d5

#caa6d5

#d5caa6

#b1d5a6

Square

#a6b1d5

#d5a6c8

#d5caa6

#a6d5b2

Shades

Color #a6b1d5 mixed toward black.

#7b8bc1

#5166ac

#3d4d81

#283356

#141a2b

Tints

Color #a6b1d5 mixed toward white.

#b5bedc

#c4cbe3

#d2d8ea

#e1e5f1

#f0f2f8

Tones

Color #a6b1d5 mixed toward gray.

#aab3d1

#aeb5cd

#b2b7c9

#b6b9c5

#babbc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababcd · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#aaa9cb · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a7c6c5 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b1d5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b1d5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6b1d5 (#a6b1d5) is rgb(166, 177, 213) in RGB.

No, #a6b1d5 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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