#a6c0ee

Color #a6c0ee

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.93 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a6c0ee

RGB

rgb(166, 192, 238)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 67.9%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 30.3%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 19.3%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(77.27, 1.62, -25.68)

LCH

lch(77.27, 25.73, 273.61)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0714, 261.71)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 65.1%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eed4a6

Analogous

#a6e4ee

#a6c0ee

#b0a6ee

Triadic

#a6c0ee

#eea6c0

#c0eea6

Split-complementary

#a6c0ee

#eeb0a6

#e4eea6

Tetradic

#a6c0ee

#d4a6ee

#eed4a6

#c0eea6

Square

#a6c0ee

#eea6e4

#eed4a6

#a6eeb0

Shades

Color #a6c0ee mixed toward black.

#6d98e3

#3570d8

#2052aa

#163771

#0b1b39

Tints

Color #a6c0ee mixed toward white.

#b5caf1

#c4d5f4

#d2dff6

#e1eaf9

#f0f4fc

Tones

Color #a6c0ee mixed toward gray.

#acc2e8

#b2c3e2

#b8c5dc

#bec7d6

#c4c8d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2e4 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#b0aee1 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#a7dcda · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 16.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6c0ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6c0ee]

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

#a6c0ee (#a6c0ee) is rgb(166, 192, 238) in RGB.

No, #a6c0ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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