What color is #ABB1DD?

#ABB1DD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB1DD?

The RGB value is 171, 177, 221: 171 red, 177 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB1DD?

The complementary color is #DDD7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB1DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB1DD color

#ABB1DD rgb(171, 177, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABB1DD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69.4% green and 86.7% blue (171, 177, 221).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 42% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#ABB1DD color codes

HEX	`#ABB1DD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 177, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 42%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.1, 7.26, -22.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.1, 23.93, 287.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.565, 45.322, 74.74)`
Decimal	`11252189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB1DD, 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 #ABB1DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB1DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #ABB1DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb1dd; }
.text { color: #abb1dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb1dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 177 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb1dd, #beabdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #ABB1DD?: #ABB1DD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB1DD?: The RGB value is 171, 177, 221: 171 red, 177 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB1DD?: The complementary color is #DDD7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB1DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.