Information about #A6C3E2 color

#A6C3E2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A6C3E2 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 195, 226) — 65.1% red, 76.5% green, 88.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 12 / 0 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A6C3E2 presents itself as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Time Out (#AAC2E3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Oxymoron (#9CBFE3) and Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE).

In RGB terms — rgb(166, 195, 226) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A6C3E2 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. No one has named #A6C3E2 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A6C3E2 color variations

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#A6C3E2 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 #A6C3E2

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

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Pastel Denim color link
Pastel Denim

#AFC0EA

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Sail color link
Sail

#A5CEEC

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

#A6C3E2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6C3E2
  • RGB166, 195, 226
  • CMYK24, 12, 0, 11
  • HSL211°, 51%, 77%
  • HSL Precise211°, 50.847%, 76.863%
  • HSV211°, 27%, 89%
  • HSB211°, 27%, 89%
  • HEX IDA6C3E2
  • DECIMAL ID10929122
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.6%
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