#abc9dd

Color #abc9dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.92 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#abc9dd

RGB

rgb(171, 201, 221)

HSL

hsl(204, 42.4%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 22.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.6%, 9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(79.41, -5.69, -13.26)

LCH

lch(79.41, 14.43, 246.78)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.0429, 237.27)

HWB

hwb(204, 67.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddbfab

Analogous

#abddd8

#abc9dd

#abb0dd

Triadic

#abc9dd

#ddabc9

#c9ddab

Split-complementary

#abc9dd

#ddabb0

#ddd8ab

Tetradic

#abc9dd

#bfabdd

#ddbfab

#c9ddab

Square

#abc9dd

#d8abdd

#ddbfab

#b0ddab

Shades

Color #abc9dd mixed toward black.

#7dabca

#4e8db7

#386a8c

#26475d

#13232f

Tints

Color #abc9dd mixed toward white.

#b9d2e3

#c7dbe8

#d5e4ee

#e3edf4

#f1f6f9

Tones

Color #abc9dd mixed toward gray.

#afc8d9

#b3c7d5

#b8c7d1

#bcc6cc

#c0c5c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9d8 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b5d7 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#add5d4 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #abc9dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abc9dd]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#abc9dd (#abc9dd) is rgb(171, 201, 221) in RGB.

No, #abc9dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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