Information about #A6C3EB color

#A6C3EB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6C3EB falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 195, 235) — 65.1% red, 76.5% green, 92.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 16 / 0 / 8. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A6C3EB is a energetic, saturated azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Time Out (#AAC2E3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Denim (#AFC0EA) and Tropical Blue (#AEC9EB).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(166, 195, 235)), which gives #A6C3EB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A6C3EB: 11.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A6C3EB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A6C3EB color variations

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

#A6C3EB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6C3EB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A6C3EB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6C3EB 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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#A6C3EB 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 #A6C3EB

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

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Pastel Denim color link
Pastel Denim

#AFC0EA

Tropical Blue color link
Tropical Blue

#AEC9EB

Baby Blue Eyes color link
Baby Blue Eyes

#A1CAF1

Sail color link
Sail

#A5CEEC

Pale Cornflower Blue color link
Pale Cornflower Blue

#ABCDEF

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Bright Pastel Blue color link
Bright Pastel Blue

#9BBEED

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Jeans Blue color link
Jeans Blue

#A0CFEC

Pale Cerulean color link
Pale Cerulean

#9BC4E2

Cornflower color link
Cornflower

#9ACEEB

#A6C3EB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6C3EB
  • RGB166, 195, 235
  • CMYK27, 16, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(166, 195, 235)
  • HSL215°, 63%, 79%
  • HSL Precise214.783°, 63.303%, 78.627%
  • HSV215°, 29%, 92%
  • HSB215°, 29%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.922
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.765, 0.922)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.765, 0.922, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.765, 0.922)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6C3EB
  • DECIMAL ID10929131
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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