Information about #A6B6DC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A6B6DC falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 182, 220) — 65.1% red, 71.4% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 15 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A6B6DC reads as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Bauhaus (#A9AED5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Comfort Zone (#A2B9D2) and Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(166, 182, 220)), which gives #A6B6DC its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A6B6DC color variations

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

#A6B6DC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6B6DC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A6B6DC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6B6DC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A6B6DC 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A6B6DC

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

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Maximum Blue Purple color link
Maximum Blue Purple

#ACACE6

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

#A6B6DC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6B6DC
  • RGB166, 182, 220
  • CMYK21, 15, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(166, 182, 220)
  • HSL222°, 44%, 76%
  • HSL Precise222.222°, 43.548%, 75.686%
  • HSV222°, 25%, 86%
  • HSB222°, 25%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.714, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.714, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.714, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6B6DC
  • DECIMAL ID10925788
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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