#aba8cb

Color #aba8cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aba8cb

RGB

rgb(171, 168, 203)

HSL

hsl(245.1, 25.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.1, 17.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 17.2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(70.16, 8.18, -17.41)

LCH

lch(70.16, 19.24, 295.17)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.05, 289.01)

HWB

hwb(245.1, 65.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8cba8

Analogous

#a8b6cb

#aba8cb

#bca8cb

Triadic

#aba8cb

#cbaba8

#a8cbab

Split-complementary

#aba8cb

#cbbca8

#b6cba8

Tetradic

#aba8cb

#cba8c8

#c8cba8

#a8cbab

Square

#aba8cb

#cba8b6

#c8cba8

#a8cbbc

Shades

Color #aba8cb mixed toward black.

#8581b4

#625c9b

#494574

#312e4d

#181727

Tints

Color #aba8cb mixed toward white.

#b9b6d4

#c7c5dc

#d5d3e5

#e3e2ee

#f1f0f6

Tones

Color #aba8cb mixed toward gray.

#adabc8

#b0aec5

#b2b1c2

#b5b4bf

#b7b6bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac3 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#aaaac1 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#abbdbb · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aba8cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba8cb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aba8cb (#aba8cb) is rgb(171, 168, 203) in RGB.

No, #aba8cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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