#A6BCE2Blue Lips (#A6BCE2) is a light, muted blue with an OKLCH hue of 261°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.059. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #A6BCE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 188, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 51%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 27%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 17%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(75.8 0.9 -21.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.792 0.059 261) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Blue Lips shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#afb8d4 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#adbdde — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#a6bce2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a6bde5 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Blue Lips in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.92:1 and against black 10.91:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ebf2ff · #a6bce2 · #8fa3c6 · #6b7d9d · #4a5a75 · #2b384f
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b6e5fd · #a8d1f5 · #a6bce2 · #9da5d4 · #978fba · #8e7a9f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a6bce2 · #a495ad · #697ea4 · #70547f · #334566 · #33263a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d6dfee · #a6bce2 · #b09462 · #6a7891 · #4d596e · #333b49
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f1ea · #a6bce2 · #9a9fa9 · #625f5b · #222830 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ebf2ff · #a6bce2 · #919cb0 · #152239 · #000215 · #f1ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#faf1e1 · #a6bce2 · #b29c74 · #755b2a · #362400 · #000007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faf1e1 · #a6bce2 · #be957d · #61642f · #3f1d05 · #010100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedec · #a6bce2 · #c2918f · #476a42 · #132f10 · #050000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf3 · #a6bce2 · #bd90a3 · #755b2a · #003024 · #0d0500
#B2C5E7 · #BECFEC · #CAD9F2 · #D6E2F7 · #E3ECFC
#8699BB · #677896 · #4A5972 · #2E3B51 · #151F31
#ABBCDA · #AFBCD2 · #B3BBC9
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.