#abb5cf

Color #abb5cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.82 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#abb5cf

RGB

rgb(171, 181, 207)

HSL

hsl(223.3, 27.3%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.3, 17.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 12.6%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(73.68, 1.92, -14.29)

LCH

lch(73.68, 14.42, 277.65)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0388, 268.82)

HWB

hwb(223.3, 67.1%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfc5ab

Analogous

#abc7cf

#abb5cf

#b3abcf

Triadic

#abb5cf

#cfabb5

#b5cfab

Split-complementary

#abb5cf

#cfb3ab

#c7cfab

Tetradic

#abb5cf

#c5abcf

#cfc5ab

#b5cfab

Square

#abb5cf

#cfabc7

#cfc5ab

#abcfb3

Shades

Color #abb5cf mixed toward black.

#8392b8

#5c6fa0

#455378

#2e3750

#171c28

Tints

Color #abb5cf mixed toward white.

#b9c1d7

#c7cedf

#d5dae7

#e3e6ef

#f1f3f7

Tones

Color #abb5cf mixed toward gray.

#aeb6cc

#b1b8c9

#b4b9c6

#b7bac3

#babcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afb0c9 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#afaec8 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#acc4c3 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #abb5cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abb5cf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#abb5cf (#abb5cf) is rgb(171, 181, 207) in RGB.

No, #abb5cf 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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