#abc9d9

Color #abc9d9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.25 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#abc9d9

RGB

rgb(171, 201, 217)

HSL

hsl(200.9, 37.7%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.9, 21.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 7.4%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(79.29, -6.58, -11.29)

LCH

lch(79.29, 13.07, 239.77)

OKLCH

oklch(81.9%, 0.0394, 231.18)

HWB

hwb(200.9, 67.1%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9bbab

Analogous

#abd9d2

#abc9d9

#abb2d9

Triadic

#abc9d9

#d9abc9

#c9d9ab

Split-complementary

#abc9d9

#d9abb2

#d9d2ab

Tetradic

#abc9d9

#bbabd9

#d9bbab

#c9d9ab

Square

#abc9d9

#d2abd9

#d9bbab

#b2d9ab

Shades

Color #abc9d9 mixed toward black.

#7facc5

#5290b1

#3c6c86

#284859

#14242d

Tints

Color #abc9d9 mixed toward white.

#b9d2df

#c7dbe6

#d5e4ec

#e3edf2

#f1f6f9

Tones

Color #abc9d9 mixed toward gray.

#afc8d5

#b3c7d1

#b7c6ce

#bac4ca

#bec3c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9d5 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b5d4 · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#add2d2 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #abc9d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abc9d9]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#abc9d9 (#abc9d9) is rgb(171, 201, 217) in RGB.

No, #abc9d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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