What color is #ABB5E2?

#ABB5E2 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 #ABB5E2?

The RGB value is 171, 181, 226: 171 red, 181 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB5E2?

The complementary color is #E2D8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB5E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB5E2 color

#ABB5E2 rgb(171, 181, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ABB5E2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 71% green and 88.6% blue (171, 181, 226).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 49% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#ABB5E2 color codes

HEX	`#ABB5E2`
RGB	`rgb(171, 181, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 71%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 49%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 24%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 20%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.31, 6.22, -23.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.31, 24.48, 284.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.042, 47.196, 78.568)`
Decimal	`11253218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB5E2, 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 #ABB5E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB5E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #ABB5E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb5e2; }
.text { color: #abb5e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb5e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 181 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb5e2, #bcabe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #ABB5E2?: #ABB5E2 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 #ABB5E2?: The RGB value is 171, 181, 226: 171 red, 181 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB5E2?: The complementary color is #E2D8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB5E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.