#a6b9d9

Color #a6b9d9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b9d9

RGB

rgb(166, 185, 217)

HSL

hsl(217.6, 40.2%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.6, 23.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.5%, 14.7%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(74.71, 0.43, -18.22)

LCH

lch(74.71, 18.23, 271.35)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0503, 260.86)

HWB

hwb(217.6, 65.1%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9c6a6

Analogous

#a6d3d9

#a6b9d9

#aca6d9

Triadic

#a6b9d9

#d9a6b9

#b9d9a6

Split-complementary

#a6b9d9

#d9aca6

#d3d9a6

Tetradic

#a6b9d9

#c6a6d9

#d9c6a6

#b9d9a6

Square

#a6b9d9

#d9a6d3

#d9c6a6

#a6d9ac

Shades

Color #a6b9d9 mixed toward black.

#7996c6

#4c73b3

#395686

#263959

#131d2d

Tints

Color #a6b9d9 mixed toward white.

#b5c5df

#c4d0e6

#d2dcec

#e1e8f2

#f0f3f9

Tones

Color #a6b9d9 mixed toward gray.

#aabad5

#aebbd1

#b3bccc

#b7bdc8

#bbbec4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafd2 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#adacd0 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#a7cccb · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b9d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b9d9]

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

#a6b9d9 (#a6b9d9) is rgb(166, 185, 217) in RGB.

No, #a6b9d9 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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