What color is #ABA6DC?

#ABA6DC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA6DC?

The RGB value is 171, 166, 220: 171 red, 166 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA6DC?

The complementary color is #D7DCA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA6DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA6DC color

#ABA6DC rgb(171, 166, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABA6DC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.1% green and 86.3% blue (171, 166, 220).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 44% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#ABA6DC color codes

HEX	`#ABA6DC`
RGB	`rgb(171, 166, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 44%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 25%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.24, 13.12, -26.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.24, 29.68, 296.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.346, 41.097, 73.345)`
Decimal	`11249372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA6DC, 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 #ABA6DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA6DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #ABA6DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba6dc; }
.text { color: #aba6dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba6dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 166 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba6dc, #c6a6dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #ABA6DC?: #ABA6DC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA6DC?: The RGB value is 171, 166, 220: 171 red, 166 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA6DC?: The complementary color is #D7DCA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA6DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.