What color is #ABA8C6?

#ABA8C6 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 #ABA8C6?

The RGB value is 171, 168, 198: 171 red, 168 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA8C6?

The complementary color is #C3C6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA8C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA8C6 color

#ABA8C6 rgb(171, 168, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABA8C6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.9% green and 77.6% blue (171, 168, 198).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#ABA8C6 color codes

HEX	`#ABA8C6`
RGB	`rgb(171, 168, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.99, 7.09, -14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.99, 16.5, 295.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.988, 40.74, 59.119)`
Decimal	`11249862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA8C6, 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 #ABA8C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA8C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #ABA8C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba8c6; }
.text { color: #aba8c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba8c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 168 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba8c6, #baa8c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #ABA8C6?: #ABA8C6 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 #ABA8C6?: The RGB value is 171, 168, 198: 171 red, 168 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA8C6?: The complementary color is #C3C6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA8C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.