What color is #ABB1E3?

#ABB1E3 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 #ABB1E3?

The RGB value is 171, 177, 227: 171 red, 177 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB1E3?

The complementary color is #E3DDAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB1E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB1E3 color

#ABB1E3 rgb(171, 177, 227)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABB1E3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69.4% green and 89% blue (171, 177, 227).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 50% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#ABB1E3 color codes

HEX	`#ABB1E3`
RGB	`rgb(171, 177, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 50%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 25%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 22%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.32, 8.65, -25.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.32, 27.16, 288.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.378, 45.647, 79.025)`
Decimal	`11252195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB1E3, 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 #ABB1E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB1E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #ABB1E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb1e3; }
.text { color: #abb1e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb1e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 177 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb1e3, #c1abe3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #ABB1E3?: #ABB1E3 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 #ABB1E3?: The RGB value is 171, 177, 227: 171 red, 177 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB1E3?: The complementary color is #E3DDAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB1E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.