#A6B2E9#A6B2E9
#A6B2E9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.080 H 274.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A6B2E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 178, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 60%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 29%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.8%, 23.6%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.43, 8.06, -28.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.43, 29.96, 285.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.39% 0.0067 -0.0796) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.39% 0.08 274.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3503, 45.8296, 83.4789) |
| Luminance | 0.4583 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.76
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.90
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 8.16
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.36
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.50
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A6B2E9 #E9DDA6
analogous
#A6D3E9 #A6B2E9 #BBA6E9
triadic
#A6B2E9 #E9A6B2 #B2E9A6
tetradic
#A6B2E9 #E9A6D3 #E9DDA6 #A6E9BB
square
#A6B2E9 #E9A6D3 #E9DDA6 #A6E9BB
split-complementary
#A6B2E9 #E9BBA6 #D3E9A6
monochromatic
#445DD1 #7588DD #A6B2E9 #D7DCF5 #E6EAF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#A6B2E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.17
#A6B2E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A6B2E9
10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A6B2E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A6B2E9 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.17 | 10.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2B7EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DB2E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95BCC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a6b2e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 178, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.080 274.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1c8f0',
500: '#a6b2e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a6b2e9; $custom-light: #c1c8f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a6b2e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 178,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.254,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77388,
"c": 0.07989,
"h": 274.8
},
"luminance": 0.45831
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A6B2E9
secondary
#F0ECDB
accent
#A91DC8
background
#FCFCFE
surface
#F8F8FD
border
#D1D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284