#a6c8ec

Color #a6c8ec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.62 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#a6c8ec

RGB

rgb(166, 200, 236)

HSL

hsl(210.9, 64.8%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.9, 29.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.7%, 15.3%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(79.31, -3.16, -21.5)

LCH

lch(79.31, 21.73, 261.64)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.0628, 250.06)

HWB

hwb(210.9, 65.1%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eccaa6

Analogous

#a6ebec

#a6c8ec

#a7a6ec

Triadic

#a6c8ec

#eca6c8

#c8eca6

Split-complementary

#a6c8ec

#eca7a6

#ebeca6

Tetradic

#a6c8ec

#caa6ec

#eccaa6

#c8eca6

Square

#a6c8ec

#eca6eb

#eccaa6

#a6eca7

Shades

Color #a6c8ec mixed toward black.

#6fa6e0

#3884d4

#2363a6

#18426e

#0c2137

Tints

Color #a6c8ec mixed toward white.

#b5d1ef

#c4daf2

#d2e3f5

#e1edf9

#f0f6fc

Tones

Color #a6c8ec mixed toward gray.

#acc8e6

#b2c8e0

#b7c8da

#bdc9d5

#c3c9cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6e4 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b1e2 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#a8dddc · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 14.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6c8ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6c8ec]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a6c8ec (#a6c8ec) is rgb(166, 200, 236) in RGB.

No, #a6c8ec 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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