What color is #ABABFF?

#ABABFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABABFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #ABABFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABABFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABABFF color

#ABABFF rgb(171, 171, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABABFF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.1% green and 100% blue (171, 171, 255).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#ABABFF color codes

HEX	`#ABABFF`
RGB	`rgb(171, 171, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 33%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.89, 18.85, -41.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.89, 45.65, 294.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.403, 45.002, 100.672)`
Decimal	`11250687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABABFF, 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 #ABABFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABABFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #ABABFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ababff; }
.text { color: #ababff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ababff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 171 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ababff, #d5abff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ABABFF?: #ABABFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABABFF?: The RGB value is 171, 171, 255: 171 red, 171 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABABFF?: The complementary color is #FFFFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABABFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.