What color is #ABA5BD?

#ABA5BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA5BD?

The RGB value is 171, 165, 189: 171 red, 165 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA5BD?

The complementary color is #B7BDA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA5BD color

#ABA5BD rgb(171, 165, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABA5BD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 64.7% green and 74.1% blue (171, 165, 189).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#ABA5BD color codes

HEX	`#ABA5BD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 165, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 64.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, 6.85, -11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 13.41, 300.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.433, 39.242, 53.631)`
Decimal	`11249085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA5BD, 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 #ABA5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #ABA5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba5bd; }
.text { color: #aba5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 165 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba5bd, #b7a5bd); }

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Questions

What color is #ABA5BD?: #ABA5BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA5BD?: The RGB value is 171, 165, 189: 171 red, 165 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA5BD?: The complementary color is #B7BDA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.