#a6cade

Color #a6cade

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.06 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a6cade

RGB

rgb(166, 202, 222)

HSL

hsl(201.4, 45.9%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.4, 25.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.2%, 9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(79.4, -7.49, -13.86)

LCH

lch(79.4, 15.75, 241.61)

OKLCH

oklch(81.9%, 0.0476, 232.43)

HWB

hwb(201.4, 65.1%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#debaa6

Analogous

#a6ded6

#a6cade

#a6aede

Triadic

#a6cade

#dea6ca

#cadea6

Split-complementary

#a6cade

#dea6ae

#ded6a6

Tetradic

#a6cade

#baa6de

#debaa6

#cadea6

Square

#a6cade

#d6a6de

#debaa6

#aedea6

Shades

Color #a6cade mixed toward black.

#77aecd

#4892bb

#346e8e

#23495e

#11252f

Tints

Color #a6cade mixed toward white.

#b5d3e4

#c4dce9

#d3e5ef

#e1edf4

#f0f6fa

Tones

Color #a6cade mixed toward gray.

#abc9d9

#afc7d5

#b4c6d0

#b9c5cb

#bdc3c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d9 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b2d8 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#a8d6d5 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6cade;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6cade]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6cade (#a6cade) is rgb(166, 202, 222) in RGB.

No, #a6cade is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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