Information about #A6BBD8 color

#A6BBD8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6BBD8 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(166, 187, 216) — 65.1% red, 73.3% green, 84.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 11 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced azure, #A6BBD8 appears airy and pastel-like. 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). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9) and Pigeon Post (#AFBDD9).

In RGB terms — rgb(166, 187, 216) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A6BBD8: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A6BBD8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A6BBD8 color variations

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

#A6BBD8 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 #A6BBD8

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

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6BBD8
  • RGB166, 187, 216
  • CMYK20, 11, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(166, 187, 216)
  • HSL215°, 39%, 75%
  • HSL Precise214.8°, 39.063%, 74.902%
  • HSV215°, 23%, 85%
  • HSB215°, 23%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.733, 0.847)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.733, 0.847, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.733, 0.847)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6BBD8
  • DECIMAL ID10927064
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01