What color is #ABA7C1?

#ABA7C1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA7C1?

The RGB value is 171, 167, 193: 171 red, 167 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA7C1?

The complementary color is #BDC1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA7C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA7C1 color

#ABA7C1 rgb(171, 167, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABA7C1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.5% green and 75.7% blue (171, 167, 193).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 17% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#ABA7C1 color codes

HEX	`#ABA7C1`
RGB	`rgb(171, 167, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 17%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.57, 6.58, -12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.57, 14.37, 297.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.237, 40.145, 56.071)`
Decimal	`11249601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA7C1, 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 #ABA7C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA7C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #ABA7C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba7c1; }
.text { color: #aba7c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba7c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 167 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba7c1, #b8a7c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #ABA7C1?: #ABA7C1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA7C1?: The RGB value is 171, 167, 193: 171 red, 167 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA7C1?: The complementary color is #BDC1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA7C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.