#acb6cd

Color #acb6cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.71 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#acb6cd

RGB

rgb(172, 182, 205)

HSL

hsl(221.8, 24.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.8, 16.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 11.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(73.95, 1.26, -12.78)

LCH

lch(73.95, 12.84, 275.63)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0347, 266.86)

HWB

hwb(221.8, 67.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc3ac

Analogous

#acc6cd

#acb6cd

#b2accd

Triadic

#acb6cd

#cdacb6

#b6cdac

Split-complementary

#acb6cd

#cdb2ac

#c6cdac

Tetradic

#acb6cd

#c3accd

#cdc3ac

#b6cdac

Square

#acb6cd

#cdacc6

#cdc3ac

#accdb2

Shades

Color #acb6cd mixed toward black.

#8593b5

#5e719d

#475576

#2f394e

#181c27

Tints

Color #acb6cd mixed toward white.

#bac2d5

#c8cede

#d5dae6

#e3e7ee

#f1f3f7

Tones

Color #acb6cd mixed toward gray.

#afb7ca

#b1b8c7

#b4b9c5

#b7bac2

#babbbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b1c8 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b0afc6 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#adc3c3 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #acb6cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acb6cd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#acb6cd (#acb6cd) is rgb(172, 182, 205) in RGB.

No, #acb6cd 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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