What color is #ABA9CF?

#ABA9CF 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 #ABA9CF?

The RGB value is 171, 169, 207: 171 red, 169 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA9CF?

The complementary color is #CDCFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA9CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA9CF color

#ABA9CF rgb(171, 169, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABA9CF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 66.3% green and 81.2% blue (171, 169, 207).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 28% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#ABA9CF color codes

HEX	`#ABA9CF`
RGB	`rgb(171, 169, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 66.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 28%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.55, 8.5, -19.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.55, 20.83, 294.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.242, 41.538, 64.812)`
Decimal	`11250127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA9CF, 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 #ABA9CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA9CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #ABA9CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba9cf; }
.text { color: #aba9cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba9cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 169 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba9cf, #bea9cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ABA9CF?: #ABA9CF 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 #ABA9CF?: The RGB value is 171, 169, 207: 171 red, 169 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA9CF?: The complementary color is #CDCFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA9CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.