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#ABA2F6 Color

#ABA2F6 is rgb(171, 162, 246) in RGB, hsl(246, 82%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 34%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), visibly different at ΔE 13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABA2F6
HEX#ABA2F6
RGBrgb(171, 162, 246)
HSLhsl(246, 82%, 80%)
HSVhsv(246, 34%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 34%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.12 288.1)
LABlab(69.86% 17.34 -41.20)
LCHlch(69.86% 44.70 292.83)

What #ABA2F6 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 #ABA2F6, 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.

#ABA2F6 Channel Values

How #ABA2F6 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 162 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 82% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 34% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABA2F6 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABA2F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABA2F6; 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 #ABA2F6

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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How #ABA2F6 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#ABA2F6
Protanopia#A4A4F6
Protanomaly#A7A3F6
Deuteranopia#A5A5F6
Deuteranomaly#A7A4F6
Tritanopia#9DB0B0
Tritanomaly#A3AAD0
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #ABA2F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aba2f6: #ABA2F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABA2F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aba2f6': '#ABA2F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.635, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_aba2f6">#ABA2F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABA2F6"

More Blue Colors

#ABA2F6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABA2F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABA2F6?

#ABA2F6 is a lightest blue — rgb(171, 162, 246) in RGB and hsl(246, 82%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.

What is the RGB value of #ABA2F6?

#ABA2F6 is rgb(171, 162, 246) — red 171, green 162, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABA2F6?

#ABA2F6 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 34%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABA2F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABA2F6 scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABA2F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABA2F6 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 18.96, which is visibly different.

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