#aab3d8

Color #aab3d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aab3d8

RGB

rgb(170, 179, 216)

HSL

hsl(228.3, 37.1%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.3, 21.3%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 17.1%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(73.38, 4.7, -19.66)

LCH

lch(73.38, 20.21, 283.45)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0539, 274.37)

HWB

hwb(228.3, 66.7%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8cfaa

Analogous

#aacad8

#aab3d8

#b8aad8

Triadic

#aab3d8

#d8aab3

#b3d8aa

Split-complementary

#aab3d8

#d8b8aa

#cad8aa

Tetradic

#aab3d8

#cfaad8

#d8cfaa

#b3d8aa

Square

#aab3d8

#d8aaca

#d8cfaa

#aad8b8

Shades

Color #aab3d8 mixed toward black.

#7e8cc4

#5264b0

#3d4b84

#283258

#14192c

Tints

Color #aab3d8 mixed toward white.

#b8c0df

#c6cce5

#d5d9ec

#e3e6f2

#f1f2f9

Tones

Color #aab3d8 mixed toward gray.

#aeb5d4

#b2b8d0

#b6bacd

#b9bcc9

#bdbfc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaed0 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#adadce · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#aac9c8 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aab3d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aab3d8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#aab3d8 (#aab3d8) is rgb(170, 179, 216) in RGB.

No, #aab3d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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