#abbdd9

Color #abbdd9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.72 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#abbdd9

RGB

rgb(171, 189, 217)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 37.7%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 21.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 12.9%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(76.11, -0.19, -16.07)

LCH

lch(76.11, 16.07, 269.32)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0445, 259.12)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 67.1%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9c7ab

Analogous

#abd4d9

#abbdd9

#b0abd9

Triadic

#abbdd9

#d9abbd

#bdd9ab

Split-complementary

#abbdd9

#d9b0ab

#d4d9ab

Tetradic

#abbdd9

#c7abd9

#d9c7ab

#bdd9ab

Square

#abbdd9

#d9abd4

#d9c7ab

#abd9b0

Shades

Color #abbdd9 mixed toward black.

#7f9ac5

#5277b1

#3c5986

#283b59

#141e2d

Tints

Color #abbdd9 mixed toward white.

#b9c8df

#c7d3e6

#d5deec

#e3e9f2

#f1f4f9

Tones

Color #abbdd9 mixed toward gray.

#afbed5

#b3bfd1

#b7c0ce

#bac0ca

#bec1c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3d3 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#b2b1d1 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#accdcc · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #abbdd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abbdd9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#abbdd9 (#abbdd9) is rgb(171, 189, 217) in RGB.

No, #abbdd9 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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