#acb5cc

Color #acb5cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.13 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#acb5cc

RGB

rgb(172, 181, 204)

HSL

hsl(223.1, 23.9%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.1, 15.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 11.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(73.66, 1.59, -12.67)

LCH

lch(73.66, 12.77, 277.15)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0343, 268.66)

HWB

hwb(223.1, 67.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc3ac

Analogous

#acc5cc

#acb5cc

#b3accc

Triadic

#acb5cc

#ccacb5

#b5ccac

Split-complementary

#acb5cc

#ccb3ac

#c5ccac

Tetradic

#acb5cc

#c3accc

#ccc3ac

#b5ccac

Square

#acb5cc

#ccacc5

#ccc3ac

#acccb3

Shades

Color #acb5cc mixed toward black.

#8592b4

#5f709b

#485474

#30384e

#181c27

Tints

Color #acb5cc mixed toward white.

#bac1d4

#c8cedd

#d5dae5

#e3e6ee

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #acb5cc mixed toward gray.

#afb6c9

#b1b7c7

#b4b8c4

#b7bac1

#b9bbbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c7 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#afafc5 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#acc2c2 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #acb5cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acb5cc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#acb5cc (#acb5cc) is rgb(172, 181, 204) in RGB.

No, #acb5cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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