#abc3eb

Color #abc3eb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.56 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#abc3eb

RGB

rgb(171, 195, 235)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 61.5%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 27.2%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 17%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(78.28, 0.73, -22.5)

LCH

lch(78.28, 22.51, 271.86)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0625, 260.61)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 67.1%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebd3ab

Analogous

#abe3eb

#abc3eb

#b3abeb

Triadic

#abc3eb

#ebabc3

#c3ebab

Split-complementary

#abc3eb

#ebb3ab

#e3ebab

Tetradic

#abc3eb

#d3abeb

#ebd3ab

#c3ebab

Square

#abc3eb

#ebabe3

#ebd3ab

#abebb3

Shades

Color #abc3eb mixed toward black.

#749cde

#3e75d1

#2756a4

#1a396d

#0d1d37

Tints

Color #abc3eb mixed toward white.

#b9cdee

#c7d7f2

#d5e1f5

#e3ebf8

#f1f5fc

Tones

Color #abc3eb mixed toward gray.

#b0c4e6

#b6c6e0

#bbc7db

#c0c8d6

#c6cad0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6e2 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b3e0 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#acdbd9 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #abc3eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abc3eb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#abc3eb (#abc3eb) is rgb(171, 195, 235) in RGB.

No, #abc3eb 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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