#a6c5f8

Color #a6c5f8

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.24 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a6c5f8

RGB

rgb(166, 197, 248)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 85.4%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 33.1%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.1%, 20.6%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(78.93, 1.38, -28.49)

LCH

lch(78.93, 28.52, 272.77)

OKLCH

oklch(81.9%, 0.0798, 260.27)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 65.1%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8d9a6

Analogous

#a6eef8

#a6c5f8

#b0a6f8

Triadic

#a6c5f8

#f8a6c5

#c5f8a6

Split-complementary

#a6c5f8

#f8b0a6

#eef8a6

Tetradic

#a6c5f8

#d9a6f8

#f8d9a6

#c5f8a6

Square

#a6c5f8

#f8a6ee

#f8d9a6

#a6f8b0

Shades

Color #a6c5f8 mixed toward black.

#669bf3

#2672ee

#0f52c0

#0a3780

#051b40

Tints

Color #a6c5f8 mixed toward white.

#b5cff9

#c4d8fa

#d3e2fc

#e1ecfd

#f0f5fe

Tones

Color #a6c5f8 mixed toward gray.

#adc7f1

#b4c8ea

#bbcae4

#c1ccdd

#c8cdd6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b5ed · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#b2b0ea · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#a8e4e2 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 17.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6c5f8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6c5f8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6c5f8 (#a6c5f8) is rgb(166, 197, 248) in RGB.

No, #a6c5f8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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