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#ABA0DE Color

#ABA0DE is rgb(171, 160, 222) in RGB, hsl(251, 48%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABA0DE
HEX#ABA0DE
RGBrgb(171, 160, 222)
HSLhsl(251, 48%, 75%)
HSVhsv(251, 28%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.089 292.2)
LABlab(68.53% 13.92 -30.18)
LCHlch(68.53% 33.23 294.76)

What #ABA0DE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ABA0DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#ABA0DE Channel Values

How #ABA0DE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 171 · G 160 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 48% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 28% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABA0DE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABA0DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABA0DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #ABA0DE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABA0DE.

How #ABA0DE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ABA0DE
Protanopia#A2A2DE
Protanomaly#A6A1DE
Deuteranopia#A4A4DE
Deuteranomaly#A7A2DE
Tritanopia#A2A9A9
Tritanomaly#A5A6C1
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABA0DE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aba0de: #ABA0DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABA0DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aba0de': '#ABA0DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.627, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_aba0de">#ABA0DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABA0DE"

More Blue Colors

#ABA0DE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABA0DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABA0DE?

#ABA0DE is a light blue — rgb(171, 160, 222) in RGB and hsl(251, 48%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.75.

What is the RGB value of #ABA0DE?

#ABA0DE is rgb(171, 160, 222) — red 171, green 160, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABA0DE?

#ABA0DE converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABA0DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABA0DE scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABA0DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABA0DE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 19.32, which is visibly different.

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