#ababc5

Color #ababc5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.29 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ababc5

RGB

rgb(171, 171, 197)

HSL

hsl(240, 18.3%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 13.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 13.2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(70.74, 5.23, -13.22)

LCH

lch(70.74, 14.22, 291.58)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.037, 285.5)

HWB

hwb(240, 67.1%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c5ab

Analogous

#abb8c5

#ababc5

#b8abc5

Triadic

#ababc5

#c5abab

#abc5ab

Split-complementary

#ababc5

#c5b8ab

#b8c5ab

Tetradic

#ababc5

#c5abc5

#c5c5ab

#abc5ab

Square

#ababc5

#c5abb8

#c5c5ab

#abc5b8

Shades

Color #ababc5 mixed toward black.

#8787ac

#646491

#4b4b6d

#323249

#191924

Tints

Color #ababc5 mixed toward white.

#b9b9cf

#c7c7d8

#d5d5e2

#e3e3ec

#f1f1f5

Tones

Color #ababc5 mixed toward gray.

#adadc3

#afafc1

#b2b2bf

#b4b4bc

#b6b6ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababbf · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#ababbe · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#abbab9 · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ababc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ababc5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#ababc5 (#ababc5) is rgb(171, 171, 197) in RGB.

No, #ababc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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