#abb9ce

Color #abb9ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.86 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#abb9ce

RGB

rgb(171, 185, 206)

HSL

hsl(216, 26.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 17%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(74.71, -0.46, -12.21)

LCH

lch(74.71, 12.22, 267.84)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0338, 258.39)

HWB

hwb(216, 67.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec0ab

Analogous

#abcace

#abb9ce

#aeabce

Triadic

#abb9ce

#ceabb9

#b9ceab

Split-complementary

#abb9ce

#ceaeab

#caceab

Tetradic

#abb9ce

#c0abce

#cec0ab

#b9ceab

Square

#abb9ce

#ceabca

#cec0ab

#abceae

Shades

Color #abb9ce mixed toward black.

#8398b7

#5d779f

#455977

#2e3c4f

#171e28

Tints

Color #abb9ce mixed toward white.

#b9c5d6

#c7d0de

#d5dce6

#e3e8ef

#f1f3f7

Tones

Color #abb9ce mixed toward gray.

#aebacb

#b1bac8

#b4bbc5

#b7bbc2

#babcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c9 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#b0afc8 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#acc5c4 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #abb9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abb9ce]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#abb9ce (#abb9ce) is rgb(171, 185, 206) in RGB.

No, #abb9ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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