Information about #A6B0D3 color

#A6B0D3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6B0D3 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 176, 211) — 65.1% red, 69% green, 82.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 14 / 0 / 17. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A6B0D3 reads as a mildly saturated blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bauhaus (#A9AED5). Slightly further away sit Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0) and Echo Blue (#A4AFCD).

In RGB terms — rgb(166, 176, 211) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. #A6B0D3 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A6B0D3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A6B0D3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A6B0D3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6B0D3
  • RGB166, 176, 211
  • CMYK18, 14, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(166, 176, 211)
  • HSL227°, 34%, 74%
  • HSL Precise226.667°, 33.835%, 73.922%
  • HSV227°, 21%, 83%
  • HSB227°, 21%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.690, 0.827)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.690, 0.827, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.690, 0.827)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6B0D3
  • DECIMAL ID10924243
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01