#aba4bf

Color #aba4bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aba4bf

RGB

rgb(171, 164, 191)

HSL

hsl(255.6, 17.4%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.6, 14.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 14.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(68.73, 7.82, -12.93)

LCH

lch(68.73, 15.11, 301.17)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0393, 297.28)

HWB

hwb(255.6, 64.3%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bfa4

Analogous

#a4aabf

#aba4bf

#b8a4bf

Triadic

#aba4bf

#bfaba4

#a4bfab

Split-complementary

#aba4bf

#bfb8a4

#aabfa4

Tetradic

#aba4bf

#bfa4b8

#b8bfa4

#a4bfab

Square

#aba4bf

#bfa4aa

#b8bfa4

#a4bfb8

Shades

Color #aba4bf mixed toward black.

#8b81a7

#6c628b

#514968

#363145

#1b1823

Tints

Color #aba4bf mixed toward white.

#b9b3ca

#c7c2d4

#d5d1df

#e3e1ea

#f1f0f4

Tones

Color #aba4bf mixed toward gray.

#aca6bd

#ada8ba

#aeabb8

#afadb6

#b0afb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b9 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a9b7 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#abb4b3 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aba4bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba4bf]

Related colors

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Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#aba4bf (#aba4bf) is rgb(171, 164, 191) in RGB.

No, #aba4bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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