Information about #A6B8D3 color

#A6B8D3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6B8D3 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(166, 184, 211) — 65.1% red, 72.2% green, 82.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 11 / 0 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated azure, #A6B8D3 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Comfort Zone (#A2B9D2). Slightly further away sit Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4) and Icebreaker (#A9B7C9).

In RGB terms — rgb(166, 184, 211) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A6B8D3: 10.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. No one has named #A6B8D3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A6B8D3 color variations

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

#A6B8D3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6B8D3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A6B8D3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6B8D3 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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#A6B8D3 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 #A6B8D3

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

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

#A6B8D3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6B8D3
  • RGB166, 184, 211
  • CMYK18, 11, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(166, 184, 211)
  • HSL216°, 34%, 74%
  • HSL Precise216°, 33.835%, 73.922%
  • HSV216°, 21%, 83%
  • HSB216°, 21%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.722, 0.827)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.722, 0.827, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.722, 0.827)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6B8D3
  • DECIMAL ID10926291
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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