#a6b5ce

Color #a6b5ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.41 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b5ce

RGB

rgb(166, 181, 206)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 29%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 19.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 12.1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(73.29, 0.11, -14.36)

LCH

lch(73.29, 14.36, 270.44)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0395, 260.68)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 65.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cebfa6

Analogous

#a6c9ce

#a6b5ce

#aba6ce

Triadic

#a6b5ce

#cea6b5

#b5cea6

Split-complementary

#a6b5ce

#ceaba6

#c9cea6

Tetradic

#a6b5ce

#bfa6ce

#cebfa6

#b5cea6

Square

#a6b5ce

#cea6c9

#cebfa6

#a6ceab

Shades

Color #a6b5ce mixed toward black.

#7e94b8

#5873a0

#425678

#2c3950

#161d28

Tints

Color #a6b5ce mixed toward white.

#b5c1d6

#c4cede

#d2dae6

#e1e6ef

#f0f3f7

Tones

Color #a6b5ce mixed toward gray.

#a9b6cb

#adb7c7

#b0b7c4

#b3b8c1

#b7b9bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc8 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#acabc7 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#a7c4c3 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b5ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b5ce]

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

#a6b5ce (#a6b5ce) is rgb(166, 181, 206) in RGB.

No, #a6b5ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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