#abc4e8

Color #abc4e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.48 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#abc4e8

RGB

rgb(171, 196, 232)

HSL

hsl(215.4, 57%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.4, 26.3%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.3%, 15.5%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(78.44, -0.51, -20.64)

LCH

lch(78.44, 20.65, 268.58)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0579, 257.43)

HWB

hwb(215.4, 67.1%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8cfab

Analogous

#abe2e8

#abc4e8

#b0abe8

Triadic

#abc4e8

#e8abc4

#c4e8ab

Split-complementary

#abc4e8

#e8b0ab

#e2e8ab

Tetradic

#abc4e8

#cfabe8

#e8cfab

#c4e8ab

Square

#abc4e8

#e8abe2

#e8cfab

#abe8b0

Shades

Color #abc4e8 mixed toward black.

#769fda

#427acb

#2b5a9e

#1d3c69

#0e1e35

Tints

Color #abc4e8 mixed toward white.

#b9ceec

#c7d8f0

#d5e1f3

#e3ebf7

#f1f5fb

Tones

Color #abc4e8 mixed toward gray.

#b0c5e3

#b5c6de

#bac7d9

#bfc8d4

#c4c9cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b7e0 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#b5b3de · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#acd9d8 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #abc4e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abc4e8]

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

#abc4e8 (#abc4e8) is rgb(171, 196, 232) in RGB.

No, #abc4e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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