#a6c3ea

Color #a6c3ea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.36 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a6c3ea

RGB

rgb(166, 195, 234)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 61.8%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 29.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.1%, 16.7%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(77.92, -0.96, -22.54)

LCH

lch(77.92, 22.56, 267.56)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.0638, 255.94)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 65.1%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eacda6

Analogous

#a6e5ea

#a6c3ea

#aba6ea

Triadic

#a6c3ea

#eaa6c3

#c3eaa6

Split-complementary

#a6c3ea

#eaaba6

#e5eaa6

Tetradic

#a6c3ea

#cda6ea

#eacda6

#c3eaa6

Square

#a6c3ea

#eaa6e5

#eacda6

#a6eaab

Shades

Color #a6c3ea mixed toward black.

#709fdd

#3a7ad1

#265ba2

#193d6c

#0d1e36

Tints

Color #a6c3ea mixed toward white.

#b5cded

#c4d7f1

#d2e1f4

#e1ebf8

#f0f5fb

Tones

Color #a6c3ea mixed toward gray.

#acc4e4

#b1c5df

#b7c5d9

#bdc6d3

#c2c7ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b4e1 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#b2afdf · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#a8dad9 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6c3ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6c3ea]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6c3ea (#a6c3ea) is rgb(166, 195, 234) in RGB.

No, #a6c3ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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