#aabad0

Color #aabad0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.19 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aabad0

RGB

rgb(170, 186, 208)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 28.8%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 18.3%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 10.6%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(74.96, -0.89, -12.92)

LCH

lch(74.96, 12.95, 266.06)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.036, 256.35)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 66.7%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0c0aa

Analogous

#aacdd0

#aabad0

#adaad0

Triadic

#aabad0

#d0aaba

#bad0aa

Split-complementary

#aabad0

#d0adaa

#cdd0aa

Tetradic

#aabad0

#c0aad0

#d0c0aa

#bad0aa

Square

#aabad0

#d0aacd

#d0c0aa

#aad0ad

Shades

Color #aabad0 mixed toward black.

#8199ba

#5a78a2

#435a7a

#2d3c51

#161e29

Tints

Color #aabad0 mixed toward white.

#b8c5d8

#c6d1e0

#d4dce7

#e3e8ef

#f1f3f7

Tones

Color #aabad0 mixed toward gray.

#adbacd

#b0bbca

#b3bbc6

#b7bcc3

#babcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1cb · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#b0afca · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#abc7c6 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aabad0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aabad0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#aabad0 (#aabad0) is rgb(170, 186, 208) in RGB.

No, #aabad0 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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