#A6B6E7#A6B6E7
#A6B6E7 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.072 H 270.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A6B6E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 182, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 58%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 28%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.1%, 21.2%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.40, 5.37, -26.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.40, 26.83, 281.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.12% 0.0008 -0.0723) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.12% 0.072 270.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8737, 47.3310, 82.2519) |
| Luminance | 0.4733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.90
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.70
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.14
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.83
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 7.90
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A6B6E7 #E7D7A6
analogous
#A6D6E7 #A6B6E7 #B6A6E7
triadic
#A6B6E7 #E7A6B6 #B6E7A6
tetradic
#A6B6E7 #E7A6D6 #E7D7A6 #A6E7B6
square
#A6B6E7 #E7A6D6 #E7D7A6 #A6E7B6
split-complementary
#A6B6E7 #E7B6A6 #D6E7A6
monochromatic
#4667CD #768EDA #A6B6E7 #D6DEF4 #E7EBF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#A6B6E7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.47
#A6B6E7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A6B6E7
10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A6B6E7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A6B6E7 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.47 | 10.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7BAE9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B5E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95BFC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a6b6e7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 182, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.072 270.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1cbee',
500: '#a6b6e7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a6b6e7; $custom-light: #c1cbee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a6b6e7",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 182,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.231,
"s": 57.522,
"l": 77.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78117,
"c": 0.07235,
"h": 270.6
},
"luminance": 0.47332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A6B6E7
secondary
#F0EBDB
accent
#9D20C5
background
#FCFCFE
surface
#F8F8FD
border
#D1D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284