#aab9dd

Color #aab9dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.82 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aab9dd

RGB

rgb(170, 185, 221)

HSL

hsl(222.4, 42.9%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.4, 23.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.1%, 16.3%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(75.12, 2.57, -19.75)

LCH

lch(75.12, 19.92, 277.41)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.054, 267.34)

HWB

hwb(222.4, 66.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddceaa

Analogous

#aad3dd

#aab9dd

#b5aadd

Triadic

#aab9dd

#ddaab9

#b9ddaa

Split-complementary

#aab9dd

#ddb5aa

#d3ddaa

Tetradic

#aab9dd

#ceaadd

#ddceaa

#b9ddaa

Square

#aab9dd

#ddaad3

#ddceaa

#aaddb5

Shades

Color #aab9dd mixed toward black.

#7c93ca

#4d6cb8

#38508c

#25365d

#131b2f

Tints

Color #aab9dd mixed toward white.

#b8c5e3

#c6d0e8

#d5dcee

#e3e8f4

#f1f3f9

Tones

Color #aab9dd mixed toward gray.

#aebbd9

#b3bdd5

#b7bed0

#bbc0cc

#bfc2c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1d5 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b0afd3 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#abcecd · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aab9dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aab9dd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#aab9dd (#aab9dd) is rgb(170, 185, 221) in RGB.

No, #aab9dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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