#aba6c1

Color #aba6c1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aba6c1

RGB

rgb(171, 166, 193)

HSL

hsl(251.1, 17.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.1, 14%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 14%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(69.31, 7.14, -13.16)

LCH

lch(69.31, 14.97, 298.48)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0389, 293.99)

HWB

hwb(251.1, 65.1%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc1a6

Analogous

#a6afc1

#aba6c1

#b9a6c1

Triadic

#aba6c1

#c1aba6

#a6c1ab

Split-complementary

#aba6c1

#c1b9a6

#afc1a6

Tetradic

#aba6c1

#c1a6bc

#bcc1a6

#a6c1ab

Square

#aba6c1

#c1a6af

#bcc1a6

#a6c1b9

Shades

Color #aba6c1 mixed toward black.

#8a83a8

#6a628d

#504a6a

#353147

#1b1923

Tints

Color #aba6c1 mixed toward white.

#b9b5cb

#c7c4d6

#d5d3e0

#e3e1ea

#f1f0f5

Tones

Color #aba6c1 mixed toward gray.

#aca8bf

#aeabbd

#afadba

#b1afb8

#b2b1b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9bb · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a9aab9 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#abb6b5 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aba6c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba6c1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aba6c1 (#aba6c1) is rgb(171, 166, 193) in RGB.

No, #aba6c1 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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