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#A6AFC2

#a6afc2 ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a6afc2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 68.63% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.43% cyan, 9.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 220.71°, with 18.67% saturation and 70.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.4266

Complementary

  1. #a6afc2
  2. #c2b9a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6afc2
  2. #c2aba6
  3. #bdc2a6

Analogous

  1. #a6bdc2
  2. #a6afc2
  3. #aba6c2

Triadic

  1. #a6afc2
  2. #c2a6af
  3. #afc2a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6afc2
  2. #b9a6c2
  3. #c2b9a6
  4. #afc2a6

Square

  1. #a6afc2
  2. #c2a6bd
  3. #c2b9a6
  4. #a6c2ab

Monochromatic

  1. #54617b
  2. #7986a3
  3. #a6afc2
  4. #d3d8e1
  5. #f3f4f7

Shades

#a6afc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6afc2
  2. #959eaf
  3. #858c9b
  4. #747b88
  5. #646974
  6. #535861
  7. #42464e
  8. #32353a
  9. #212327
  10. #111213
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6afc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6afc2
  2. #afb7c8
  3. #b8bfce
  4. #c1c7d4
  5. #cacfda
  6. #d3d7e1
  7. #dbdfe7
  8. #e4e7ed
  9. #edeff3
  10. #f6f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6afc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6afc2
  2. #a2aabb
  3. #9ea6b5
  4. #9ba1ae
  5. #979ca8
  6. #9398a1
  7. #8f939a
  8. #8b8e94
  9. #88898d
  10. #848587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abafb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b0c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7aec2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0b3b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8b0c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7aec2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2b1ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6afc2 {
  color: #a6afc2;
}
Background
.bg-a6afc2 {
  background-color: #a6afc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6afc2 {
  border: 2px solid #a6afc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6afc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 175 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 19% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6afc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6afc2, #aba6c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6afc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 175 194 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 5.44 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 6.54 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.83 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.26 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.87 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.18 #59503d Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#a6afc2  rgb(166, 175, 194)  hsl(221, 19%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c2b9a6  rgb(194, 185, 166)  hsl(41, 19%, 71%)  Bone
#c2a6af  rgb(194, 166, 175)  hsl(341, 19%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#afc2a6  rgb(175, 194, 166)  hsl(101, 19%, 71%)  Ash Gray