#abc4ec

Color #abc4ec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.58 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#abc4ec

RGB

rgb(171, 196, 236)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 63.1%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 27.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 16.9%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(78.57, 0.43, -22.59)

LCH

lch(78.57, 22.59, 271.09)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.0629, 259.74)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 67.1%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecd3ab

Analogous

#abe5ec

#abc4ec

#b2abec

Triadic

#abc4ec

#ecabc4

#c4ecab

Split-complementary

#abc4ec

#ecb2ab

#e5ecab

Tetradic

#abc4ec

#d3abec

#ecd3ab

#c4ecab

Square

#abc4ec

#ecabe5

#ecd3ab

#abecb2

Shades

Color #abc4ec mixed toward black.

#749ddf

#3c76d3

#2657a6

#193a6f

#0d1d37

Tints

Color #abc4ec mixed toward white.

#b9ceef

#c7d8f2

#d5e2f5

#e3ebf9

#f1f5fc

Tones

Color #abc4ec mixed toward gray.

#b0c5e7

#b6c7e1

#bbc8dc

#c1c9d6

#c6cad1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b7e3 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b3e1 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#acdcda · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #abc4ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abc4ec]

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

#abc4ec (#abc4ec) is rgb(171, 196, 236) in RGB.

No, #abc4ec 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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