#a2abbd

Color #a2abbd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a2abbd

RGB

rgb(162, 171, 189)

HSL

hsl(220, 17%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 14.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(69.81, 0.55, -10.27)

LCH

lch(69.81, 10.28, 273.07)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0278, 264.43)

HWB

hwb(220, 63.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb4a2

Analogous

#a2b8bd

#a2abbd

#a6a2bd

Triadic

#a2abbd

#bda2ab

#abbda2

Split-complementary

#a2abbd

#bda6a2

#b8bda2

Tetradic

#a2abbd

#b4a2bd

#bdb4a2

#abbda2

Square

#a2abbd

#bda2b8

#bdb4a2

#a2bda6

Shades

Color #a2abbd mixed toward black.

#808ca5

#616e89

#495367

#313744

#181c22

Tints

Color #a2abbd mixed toward white.

#b1b9c8

#c1c7d3

#d0d5de

#e0e3e9

#eff1f4

Tones

Color #a2abbd mixed toward gray.

#a4acbb

#a6acb8

#a9adb6

#abaeb4

#adafb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b9 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#a5a5b8 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#a2b5b5 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a2abbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2abbd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a2abbd (#a2abbd) is rgb(162, 171, 189) in RGB.

No, #a2abbd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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