Information about #A6CAEA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A6CAEA falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 202, 234) — 65.1% red, 79.2% green, 91.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 13 / 0 / 8. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A6CAEA is a strongly colored steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sail (#A5CEEC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF) and Jeans Blue (#A0CFEC).

In RGB terms — rgb(166, 202, 234) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A6CAEA: 12.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. #A6CAEA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A6CAEA color variations

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

#A6CAEA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6CAEA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A6CAEA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6CAEA 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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#A6CAEA 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 #A6CAEA

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

Sail color link
Sail

#A5CEEC

Pale Cornflower Blue color link
Pale Cornflower Blue

#ABCDEF

Jeans Blue color link
Jeans Blue

#A0CFEC

Tropical Blue color link
Tropical Blue

#AEC9EB

Baby Blue Eyes color link
Baby Blue Eyes

#A1CAF1

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Cornflower color link
Cornflower

#9ACEEB

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Pastel Denim color link
Pastel Denim

#AFC0EA

Pale Cerulean color link
Pale Cerulean

#9BC4E2

Light Blue color link
Light Blue

#ADD8E6

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

#A6CAEA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6CAEA
  • RGB166, 202, 234
  • CMYK27, 13, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(166, 202, 234)
  • HSL208°, 62%, 78%
  • HSL Precise208.235°, 61.818%, 78.431%
  • HSV208°, 29%, 92%
  • HSB208°, 29%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.918
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.792, 0.918)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.792, 0.918, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.792, 0.918)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6CAEA
  • DECIMAL ID10930922
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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