What color is #A6B8E8?

#A6B8E8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6B8E8?

The RGB value is 166, 184, 232: 166 red, 184 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6B8E8?

The complementary color is #E8D6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6B8E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6B8E8 color

#A6B8E8 rgb(166, 184, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6B8E8 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 72.2% green and 91% blue (166, 184, 232).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 59% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#A6B8E8 color codes

HEX	`#A6B8E8`
RGB	`rgb(166, 184, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 72.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 59%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 28%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.96, 4.52, -25.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.96, 26.36, 279.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.428, 48.213, 83.135)`
Decimal	`10926312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6B8E8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A6B8E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6B8E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A6B8E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6b8e8; }
.text { color: #a6b8e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6b8e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 184 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6b8e8, #b5a6e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A6B8E8?: #A6B8E8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6B8E8?: The RGB value is 166, 184, 232: 166 red, 184 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6B8E8?: The complementary color is #E8D6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6B8E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.