#abd8eb

Color #abd8eb

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 2.68 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#abd8eb

RGB

rgb(171, 216, 235)

HSL

hsl(197.8, 61.5%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.8, 27.2%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 8.1%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(83.84, -10.34, -14.1)

LCH

lch(83.84, 17.49, 233.75)

OKLCH

oklch(85.7%, 0.0538, 225.53)

HWB

hwb(197.8, 67.1%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebbeab

Analogous

#abebde

#abd8eb

#abb8eb

Triadic

#abd8eb

#ebabd8

#d8ebab

Split-complementary

#abd8eb

#ebabb8

#ebdeab

Tetradic

#abd8eb

#beabeb

#ebbeab

#d8ebab

Square

#abd8eb

#deabeb

#ebbeab

#b8ebab

Shades

Color #abd8eb mixed toward black.

#74bfde

#3ea5d1

#277fa4

#1a556d

#0d2a37

Tints

Color #abd8eb mixed toward white.

#b9deee

#c7e5f2

#d5ebf5

#e3f2f8

#f1f8fc

Tones

Color #abd8eb mixed toward gray.

#b0d6e6

#b6d4e0

#bbd1db

#c0cfd6

#c6cdd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c1e7 · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#bebae6 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#aee3e2 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #abd8eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abd8eb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#abd8eb (#abd8eb) is rgb(171, 216, 235) in RGB.

No, #abd8eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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