Information about #A6B5CA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A6B5CA falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(166, 181, 202) — 65.1% red, 71% green, 79.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 14 / 8 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned sky-leaning azure, #A6B5CA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Icebreaker (#A9B7C9). Slightly further away sit Shinto (#A6B5C6) and Echo Blue (#A4AFCD).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(166, 181, 202)), which gives #A6B5CA its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A6B5CA: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A6B5CA color variations

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

#A6B5CA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6B5CA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A6B5CA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6B5CA 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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#A6B5CA 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 #A6B5CA

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

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Lilac Scent Soft Blue color link
Lilac Scent Soft Blue

#9EABD0

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

#A6B5CA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6B5CA
  • RGB166, 181, 202
  • CMYK14, 8, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(166, 181, 202)
  • HSL215°, 25%, 72%
  • HSL Precise215°, 25.352%, 72.157%
  • HSV215°, 18%, 79%
  • HSB215°, 18%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.710, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.710, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.710, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6B5CA
  • DECIMAL ID10925514
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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