#abbbc9

Color #abbbc9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.25 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#abbbc9

RGB

rgb(171, 187, 201)

HSL

hsl(208, 21.7%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208, 14.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 7%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.09, -2.61, -8.92)

LCH

lch(75.09, 9.29, 253.69)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0267, 244.49)

HWB

hwb(208, 67.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9b9ab

Analogous

#abc9c8

#abbbc9

#abacc9

Triadic

#abbbc9

#c9abbb

#bbc9ab

Split-complementary

#abbbc9

#c9abac

#c9c8ab

Tetradic

#abbbc9

#b9abc9

#c9b9ab

#bbc9ab

Square

#abbbc9

#c8abc9

#c9b9ab

#acc9ab

Shades

Color #abbbc9 mixed toward black.

#859cb1

#617e97

#495e71

#313f4b

#181f26

Tints

Color #abbbc9 mixed toward white.

#b9c6d2

#c7d2db

#d5dde4

#e3e8ed

#f1f4f6

Tones

Color #abbbc9 mixed toward gray.

#adbbc6

#b0bbc4

#b2bac1

#b5babf

#b7babc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c6 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b0c5 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#acc3c3 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #abbbc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abbbc9]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#abbbc9 (#abbbc9) is rgb(171, 187, 201) in RGB.

No, #abbbc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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