#acbede

Color #acbede

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.92 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#acbede

RGB

rgb(172, 190, 222)

HSL

hsl(218.4, 43.1%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.4, 22.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 14.4%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(76.6, 0.71, -18.03)

LCH

lch(76.6, 18.04, 272.26)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0497, 262.02)

HWB

hwb(218.4, 67.5%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deccac

Analogous

#acd7de

#acbede

#b3acde

Triadic

#acbede

#deacbe

#bedeac

Split-complementary

#acbede

#deb3ac

#d7deac

Tetradic

#acbede

#ccacde

#deccac

#bedeac

Square

#acbede

#deacd7

#deccac

#acdeb3

Shades

Color #acbede mixed toward black.

#7d99cb

#4e74b9

#38578d

#253a5e

#131d2f

Tints

Color #acbede mixed toward white.

#bac9e4

#c8d4e9

#d6dfef

#e3e9f4

#f1f4fa

Tones

Color #acbede mixed toward gray.

#b0bfda

#b4c0d6

#b9c2d2

#bdc3cd

#c1c4c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4d7 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#b3b2d5 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#add1d0 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #acbede;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acbede]

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

#acbede (#acbede) is rgb(172, 190, 222) in RGB.

No, #acbede 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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