What color is #ABAED4?

#ABAED4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAED4?

The RGB value is 171, 174, 212: 171 red, 174 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAED4?

The complementary color is #D4D1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAED4 color

#ABAED4 rgb(171, 174, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABAED4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 68.2% green and 83.1% blue (171, 174, 212).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 32% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#ABAED4 color codes

HEX	`#ABAED4`
RGB	`rgb(171, 174, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 68.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 32%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 18%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.02, 6.86, -19.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.02, 20.7, 289.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.811, 43.683, 68.398)`
Decimal	`11251412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAED4, 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 #ABAED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #ABAED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaed4; }
.text { color: #abaed4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaed4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 174 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaed4, #bcabd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ABAED4?: #ABAED4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAED4?: The RGB value is 171, 174, 212: 171 red, 174 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAED4?: The complementary color is #D4D1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.