What color is #A6BDDE?

#A6BDDE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sail Into the Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6BDDE?

The RGB value is 166, 189, 222: 166 red, 189 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6BDDE?

The complementary color is #DEC7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6BDDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6BDDE color

#A6BDDE rgb(166, 189, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6BDDE is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 74.1% green and 87.1% blue (166, 189, 222).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 46% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sail Into the Horizon (#A3BBDC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#A6BDDE color codes

HEX	`#A6BDDE`
RGB	`rgb(166, 189, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 74.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 46%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 25%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 15%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.93, -0.57, -19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.93, 19.09, 268.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.105, 49.775, 76.219)`
Decimal	`10927582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6BDDE, 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 #A6BDDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6BDDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #A6BDDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6bdde; }
.text { color: #a6bdde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6bdde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 189 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6bdde, #aba6de); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A6BDDE?: #A6BDDE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sail Into the Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6BDDE?: The RGB value is 166, 189, 222: 166 red, 189 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6BDDE?: The complementary color is #DEC7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6BDDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.