Information about #A6CCED color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A6CCED falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(166, 204, 237) — 65.1% red, 80% green, 92.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 28 / 13 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored steel-blue azure, #A6CCED 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 Sail (#A5CEEC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF) and Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1).

The recipe behind #A6CCED is rgb(166, 204, 237), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A6CCED: 12.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. #A6CCED has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A6CCED color variations

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

#A6CCED color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6CCED color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A6CCED color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6CCED 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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#A6CCED 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 #A6CCED

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

Baby Blue Eyes color link
Baby Blue Eyes

#A1CAF1

Jeans Blue color link
Jeans Blue

#A0CFEC

Tropical Blue color link
Tropical Blue

#AEC9EB

Cornflower color link
Cornflower

#9ACEEB

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Pastel Denim color link
Pastel Denim

#AFC0EA

Light Blue color link
Light Blue

#ADD8E6

Non Photo Blue color link
Non Photo Blue

#A4DDED

Blue Angel color link
Blue Angel

#B7CEEC

#A6CCED color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6CCED
  • RGB166, 204, 237
  • CMYK28, 13, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(166, 204, 237)
  • HSL208°, 66%, 79%
  • HSL Precise207.887°, 66.355%, 79.02%
  • HSV208°, 30%, 93%
  • HSB208°, 30%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.800, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.800, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.800, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6CCED
  • DECIMAL ID10931437
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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