#aab6cc

Color #aab6cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.65 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aab6cc

RGB

rgb(170, 182, 204)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 25%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 16.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 10.8%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(73.78, 0.4, -12.51)

LCH

lch(73.78, 12.52, 271.83)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0342, 262.6)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 66.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc0aa

Analogous

#aac7cc

#aab6cc

#afaacc

Triadic

#aab6cc

#ccaab6

#b6ccaa

Split-complementary

#aab6cc

#ccafaa

#c7ccaa

Tetradic

#aab6cc

#c0aacc

#ccc0aa

#b6ccaa

Square

#aab6cc

#ccaac7

#ccc0aa

#aaccaf

Shades

Color #aab6cc mixed toward black.

#8394b5

#5d739c

#465775

#2f3a4e

#171d27

Tints

Color #aab6cc mixed toward white.

#b8c2d4

#c6cedd

#d4dae5

#e3e7ee

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #aab6cc mixed toward gray.

#adb7c9

#b0b8c6

#b2b8c3

#b5b9c1

#b8babe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc7 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#afaec6 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#abc3c2 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aab6cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aab6cc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#aab6cc (#aab6cc) is rgb(170, 182, 204) in RGB.

No, #aab6cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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