#ababc6

Color #ababc6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.31 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ababc6

RGB

rgb(171, 171, 198)

HSL

hsl(240, 19.1%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 13.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 13.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(70.77, 5.44, -13.72)

LCH

lch(70.77, 14.76, 291.63)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0385, 285.52)

HWB

hwb(240, 67.1%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c6ab

Analogous

#abb9c6

#ababc6

#b9abc6

Triadic

#ababc6

#c6abab

#abc6ab

Split-complementary

#ababc6

#c6b9ab

#b9c6ab

Tetradic

#ababc6

#c6abc6

#c6c6ab

#abc6ab

Square

#ababc6

#c6abb9

#c6c6ab

#abc6b9

Shades

Color #ababc6 mixed toward black.

#8787ad

#646493

#4b4b6e

#323249

#191925

Tints

Color #ababc6 mixed toward white.

#b9b9d0

#c7c7d9

#d5d5e3

#e3e3ec

#f1f1f6

Tones

Color #ababc6 mixed toward gray.

#adadc4

#b0b0c2

#b2b2bf

#b4b4bd

#b6b6bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc0 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#ababbe · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#abbbba · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ababc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ababc6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#ababc6 (#ababc6) is rgb(171, 171, 198) in RGB.

No, #ababc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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