#aab5cb

Color #aab5cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.05 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aab5cb

RGB

rgb(170, 181, 203)

HSL

hsl(220, 24.1%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 16.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 10.8%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(73.48, 0.73, -12.41)

LCH

lch(73.48, 12.43, 273.37)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0338, 264.39)

HWB

hwb(220, 66.7%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc0aa

Analogous

#aac5cb

#aab5cb

#afaacb

Triadic

#aab5cb

#cbaab5

#b5cbaa

Split-complementary

#aab5cb

#cbafaa

#c5cbaa

Tetradic

#aab5cb

#c0aacb

#cbc0aa

#b5cbaa

Square

#aab5cb

#cbaac5

#cbc0aa

#aacbaf

Shades

Color #aab5cb mixed toward black.

#8393b3

#5e729a

#475674

#2f394d

#181d27

Tints

Color #aab5cb mixed toward white.

#b8c1d4

#c6cedc

#d4dae5

#e3e6ee

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #aab5cb mixed toward gray.

#adb6c8

#afb7c5

#b2b8c3

#b5b9c0

#b8b9bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc6 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#aeadc5 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#abc2c1 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 9.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aab5cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aab5cb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#aab5cb (#aab5cb) is rgb(170, 181, 203) in RGB.

No, #aab5cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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