What color is #A6ABE5?

#A6ABE5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6ABE5?

The RGB value is 166, 171, 229: 166 red, 171 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6ABE5?

The complementary color is #E5E0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6ABE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6ABE5 color

#A6ABE5 rgb(166, 171, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6ABE5 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 67.1% green and 89.8% blue (166, 171, 229).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 55% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#A6ABE5 color codes

HEX	`#A6ABE5`
RGB	`rgb(166, 171, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 67.1%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 55%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 28%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 25%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.48, 10.97, -29.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.48, 31.65, 290.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.428, 42.889, 80.051)`
Decimal	`10922981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6ABE5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A6ABE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6ABE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A6ABE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6abe5; }
.text { color: #a6abe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6abe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 171 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6abe5, #c0a6e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #A6ABE5?: #A6ABE5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6ABE5?: The RGB value is 166, 171, 229: 166 red, 171 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6ABE5?: The complementary color is #E5E0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6ABE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.