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Light Blue
#A6CCF2

Light Blue (#A6CCF2) with RGB(166, 204, 242) and HSL(210, 75%, 80%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

BluePastelcool
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Interactive

UI Sandbox

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Active theme: Light Blue
Values

Production-ready color values

Copy formats for CSS, handoff docs, tokens, and implementation.

HEX
#A6CCF2
RGB
rgb(166, 204, 242)
HSL
hsl(210, 75%, 80%)
HSV
hsv(210, 31%, 95%)
CMYK
cmyk(31%, 16%, 0%, 5%)
Decimal
10931442
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
1.67:1
Aa
On black
12.54:1
Shades

Tonal scale

#051424#0A2643#104070#16599C#1D73C9#368CE2#63A6E9#87BAEE#AFD1F4#D7E8F9
90080070060050040030020010050
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
FAIL
Text
1.67:1
On Black
WCAG AA PASS
Text
12.54:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

Palette combinations from this base color

Open any harmony as a shareable palette route and keep refining from there.

Complementary
Open palette
#A6CCF2#F2CCA6
#A6CCF2#F2A6CC#CCF2A6
Analogous
Open palette
#A6F2F2#A6DFF2#A6CCF2#A6B9F2#A6A6F2
Split complementary
Open palette
#A6CCF2#F2A6A6#F2F2A6
Tetradic
Open palette
#A6CCF2#F2A6F2#F2CCA6#A6F2A6
Monochromatic
Open palette
#0D3359#16599C#2080DF#63A6E9#A6CCF2
Analysis

Design expert profile

Detailed psychological and professional strategy for this specific tone.

Light Blue (#A6CCF2) with RGB(166, 204, 242) and HSL(210, 75%, 80%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
bluepastelcoolhex-a6ccf2h-210s-75l-80
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Developer Handoff

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CSS
/* Light Blue */
color: #A6CCF2;
background-color: #A6CCF2;
border-color: #A6CCF2;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #a6ccf240;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#A6CCF2] text-[#A6CCF2] border-[#A6CCF2] ring-[#A6CCF2]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.651, green: 0.800, blue: 0.949)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFFA6CCF2)
Android XML
<color name="light_blue">#A6CCF2</color>
React Native
{ color: '#A6CCF2' }
Social Media

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Light Blue

#A6CCF2·rgb(166, 204, 242)

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Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
Silver
#C0C0C0
Light Cyan
#E0FFFF
Pale Turquoise
#AFEEEE
Aquamarine
#7FFFD4
Brand Match

Closest real-world color

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SW 6204 · #B2D8D8
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About

About Light Blue

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Light Blue sits in the blue family with a pastel tone, so it holds enough weight for primary UI accents. It reads as calm, credible, and interface-friendly.
Applications
Light Blue (#A6CCF2) with RGB(166, 204, 242) and HSL(210, 75%, 80%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as foreground color on dark interfaces and dense contrast surfaces.
Family
Blue
Tone
Pastel
Temperature
cool
Keywords
blue, pastel, cool, hex-a6ccf2, h-210, s-75
Conversion

Color conversions

Use these values in CSS, product docs, design tokens, and print-oriented workflows.

HEX
#A6CCF2
RGB
rgb(166, 204, 242)
HSL
hsl(210, 75%, 80%)
HSV
hsv(210, 31%, 95%)
CMYK
cmyk(31%, 16%, 0%, 5%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

#051424#0A2643#104070#16599C#1D73C9#368CE2#63A6E9#87BAEE#AFD1F4#D7E8F9
900
#051424
800
#0A2643
700
#104070
600
#16599C
500
#1D73C9
400
#368CE2
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

Move from a single color into full palette ideas based on common harmony systems.

Complementary
Open palette
#A6CCF2#F2CCA6
#A6CCF2#F2A6CC#CCF2A6
Analogous
Open palette
#A6F2F2#A6DFF2#A6CCF2#A6B9F2#A6A6F2
Split complementary
Open palette
#A6CCF2#F2A6A6#F2F2A6
Tetradic
Open palette
#A6CCF2#F2A6F2#F2CCA6#A6F2A6
Monochromatic
Open palette
#0D3359#16599C#2080DF#63A6E9#A6CCF2
Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#B6B7E9
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#B4B1E7
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#A8E2E0
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
1.67:1
Fails normal and large text guidance.
Aa
On black
12.54:1
AAA passes for normal text.
Similar colors

Nearby color references

Use nearby colors when you want alternatives with a similar overall feel but a different hue or intensity.

Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
Silver
#C0C0C0
Light Cyan
#E0FFFF
Pale Turquoise
#AFEEEE
Aquamarine
#7FFFD4
Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Light Blue
Closest standard CSS name to #A6CCF2 for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-blue-pastel
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
blue-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #A6CCF2 as the core value.
HSL token
210 75% 80%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.
Color palettes

Palette ideas related to this color

These palette routes are pulled from the curated library based on RGB similarity, so you can branch into more complete systems quickly.

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Open
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Soft Candy
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Open
pastelsoftblue
Pastel Party
Similarity score 16
Open
pastelsoftlight
Sugar Rush
Similarity score 20
Open
pastelsoftcandy
Soft Coral
Similarity score 26
Open
coolsoftvibrant
Nordic Night
Similarity score 26
Open
coolminimalblue
Glacier Blue
Similarity score 26
Open
coolnaturalminimal
Nautical
Similarity score 26
Open
boldbluecool