#a6bce8

Color #a6bce8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.15 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a6bce8

RGB

rgb(166, 188, 232)

HSL

hsl(220, 58.9%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 28.4%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.4%, 19%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(76.01, 2.34, -24.37)

LCH

lch(76.01, 24.48, 275.48)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0674, 264.12)

HWB

hwb(220, 65.1%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8d2a6

Analogous

#a6dde8

#a6bce8

#b1a6e8

Triadic

#a6bce8

#e8a6bc

#bce8a6

Split-complementary

#a6bce8

#e8b1a6

#dde8a6

Tetradic

#a6bce8

#d2a6e8

#e8d2a6

#bce8a6

Square

#a6bce8

#e8a6dd

#e8d2a6

#a6e8b1

Shades

Color #a6bce8 mixed toward black.

#7194da

#3d6dcd

#29509e

#1b3569

#0e1b35

Tints

Color #a6bce8 mixed toward white.

#b5c7ec

#c4d2f0

#d2ddf3

#e1e9f7

#f0f4fb

Tones

Color #a6bce8 mixed toward gray.

#abbee2

#b1c0dd

#b6c1d7

#bcc3d2

#c1c5cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0de · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#afaddc · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#a7d6d5 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 15.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6bce8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6bce8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6bce8 (#a6bce8) is rgb(166, 188, 232) in RGB.

No, #a6bce8 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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