#aab9d5

Color #aab9d5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.18 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aab9d5

RGB

rgb(170, 185, 213)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 33.9%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 20.2%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 13.1%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(74.85, 0.76, -15.8)

LCH

lch(74.85, 15.82, 272.75)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0433, 262.97)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 66.7%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5c6aa

Analogous

#aacfd5

#aab9d5

#b1aad5

Triadic

#aab9d5

#d5aab9

#b9d5aa

Split-complementary

#aab9d5

#d5b1aa

#cfd5aa

Tetradic

#aab9d5

#c6aad5

#d5c6aa

#b9d5aa

Square

#aab9d5

#d5aacf

#d5c6aa

#aad5b1

Shades

Color #aab9d5 mixed toward black.

#7f96c0

#5573ab

#3f5680

#2a3955

#151d2b

Tints

Color #aab9d5 mixed toward white.

#b8c5dc

#c6d0e3

#d4dcea

#e3e8f1

#f1f3f8

Tones

Color #aab9d5 mixed toward gray.

#aebad1

#b1bbce

#b5bcca

#b8bdc7

#bcbec3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1cf · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#b0afcd · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#abcac8 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aab9d5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aab9d5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#aab9d5 (#aab9d5) is rgb(170, 185, 213) in RGB.

No, #aab9d5 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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