#ababbc

Color #ababbc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.38 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ababbc

RGB

rgb(171, 171, 188)

HSL

hsl(240, 11.3%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.47, 3.35, -8.67)

LCH

lch(70.47, 9.29, 291.13)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0242, 285.82)

HWB

hwb(240, 67.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbcab

Analogous

#abb4bc

#ababbc

#b4abbc

Triadic

#ababbc

#bcabab

#abbcab

Split-complementary

#ababbc

#bcb4ab

#b4bcab

Tetradic

#ababbc

#bcabbc

#bcbcab

#abbcab

Square

#ababbc

#bcabb4

#bcbcab

#abbcb4

Shades

Color #ababbc mixed toward black.

#8a8aa2

#6a6a85

#505064

#353543

#1b1b21

Tints

Color #ababbc mixed toward white.

#b9b9c7

#c7c7d2

#d5d5de

#e3e3e9

#f1f1f4

Tones

Color #ababbc mixed toward gray.

#acacbb

#aeaeb9

#afafb8

#b1b1b6

#b2b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb8 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#ababb7 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#abb5b4 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ababbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ababbc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#ababbc (#ababbc) is rgb(171, 171, 188) in RGB.

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

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