#abc9df

Color #abc9df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.21 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#abc9df

RGB

rgb(171, 201, 223)

HSL

hsl(205.4, 44.8%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.4, 23.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 9.9%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(79.48, -5.24, -14.24)

LCH

lch(79.48, 15.17, 249.8)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0449, 239.89)

HWB

hwb(205.4, 67.1%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfc1ab

Analogous

#abdfdb

#abc9df

#abafdf

Triadic

#abc9df

#dfabc9

#c9dfab

Split-complementary

#abc9df

#dfabaf

#dfdbab

Tetradic

#abc9df

#c1abdf

#dfc1ab

#c9dfab

Square

#abc9df

#dbabdf

#dfc1ab

#afdfab

Shades

Color #abc9df mixed toward black.

#7caacd

#4c8cbb

#36698f

#24465f

#122330

Tints

Color #abc9df mixed toward white.

#b9d2e4

#c7dbea

#d5e4ef

#e3edf4

#f1f6fa

Tones

Color #abc9df mixed toward gray.

#b0c8db

#b4c8d6

#b8c7d2

#bcc6ce

#c1c6c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9da · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b5d9 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#add6d5 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #abc9df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abc9df]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#abc9df (#abc9df) is rgb(171, 201, 223) in RGB.

No, #abc9df 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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