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#A6B5CE Color

#A6B5CE is rgb(166, 181, 206) in RGB, hsl(218, 29%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6B5CE
HEX#A6B5CE
RGBrgb(166, 181, 206)
HSLhsl(218, 29%, 73%)
HSVhsv(218, 19%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.04 260.7)
LABlab(73.12% -1.40 -14.55)
LCHlch(73.12% 14.62 264.51)

What #A6B5CE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A6B5CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.43Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.09Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 9.29Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.41Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 9.43Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 9.6

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A6B5CE Channel Values

How #A6B5CE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 166 · G 181 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 218° · S 29% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 218° · S 19% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6B5CE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A6B5CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A6B5CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6B5CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A6B5CE
Complementary
#CEBFA6
Analogous
#A6C9CE
Analogous
#ACA6CE
Triadic
#CEA6B5
Triadic
#B5CEA6
Split comp.
#CEACA6
Split comp.
#C9CEA6

Tints & Shades of #A6B5CE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3C0D5
#BDC8DB
#CAD3E2
#D4DBE7
#E1E6EF
#EBEFF4

Shades

#8599BC
#647EAA
#4E658D
#3E5070
#2B384F
#19212E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A6B5CE.

How #A6B5CE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A6B5CE
Protanopia#B3B3CE
Protanomaly#AEB4CE
Deuteranopia#B0B0CE
Deuteranomaly#ACB2CE
Tritanopia#A2B8B8
Tritanomaly#A4B7C1
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #A6B5CE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a6b5ce: #A6B5CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6B5CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6b5ce': '#A6B5CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.710, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_a6b5ce">#A6B5CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A6B5CE"

More Blue Colors

#A6B5CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A6B5CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6B5CE?

#A6B5CE is a light blue — rgb(166, 181, 206) in RGB and hsl(218, 29%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.43.

What is the RGB value of #A6B5CE?

#A6B5CE is rgb(166, 181, 206) — red 166, green 181, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6B5CE?

#A6B5CE converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6B5CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6B5CE scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6B5CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6B5CE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 5.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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