What color is #ABABD3?

#ABABD3 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 #ABABD3?

The RGB value is 171, 171, 211: 171 red, 171 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABABD3?

The complementary color is #D3D3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABABD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABABD3 color

#ABABD3 rgb(171, 171, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABABD3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.1% green and 82.7% blue (171, 171, 211).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 31% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#ABABD3 color codes

HEX	`#ABABD3`
RGB	`rgb(171, 171, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.1%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 31%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 19%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.2, 8.29, -20.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.2, 21.85, 292.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.113, 42.486, 67.545)`
Decimal	`11250643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABABD3, 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 #ABABD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABABD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #ABABD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ababd3; }
.text { color: #ababd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ababd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 171 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ababd3, #bfabd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ABABD3?: #ABABD3 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 #ABABD3?: The RGB value is 171, 171, 211: 171 red, 171 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABABD3?: The complementary color is #D3D3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABABD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.