#abb5db

Color #abb5db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.89 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#abb5db

RGB

rgb(171, 181, 219)

HSL

hsl(227.5, 40%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.5, 21.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 17.4%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(74.07, 4.6, -20.23)

LCH

lch(74.07, 20.75, 282.81)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0554, 273.52)

HWB

hwb(227.5, 67.1%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbd1ab

Analogous

#abcddb

#abb5db

#b9abdb

Triadic

#abb5db

#dbabb5

#b5dbab

Split-complementary

#abb5db

#dbb9ab

#cddbab

Tetradic

#abb5db

#d1abdb

#dbd1ab

#b5dbab

Square

#abb5db

#dbabcd

#dbd1ab

#abdbb9

Shades

Color #abb5db mixed toward black.

#7e8dc8

#5065b4

#3b4b89

#27325b

#14192e

Tints

Color #abb5db mixed toward white.

#b9c1e1

#c7cee7

#d5daed

#e3e6f3

#f1f3f9

Tones

Color #abb5db mixed toward gray.

#afb7d7

#b3bad3

#b7bccf

#bbbecb

#bfc1c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afb0d3 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#afaed1 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#acccca · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #abb5db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abb5db]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#abb5db (#abb5db) is rgb(171, 181, 219) in RGB.

No, #abb5db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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