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#ABA3D2 Color

#ABA3D2 is rgb(171, 163, 210) in RGB, hsl(250, 34%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABA3D2
HEX#ABA3D2
RGBrgb(171, 163, 210)
HSLhsl(250, 34%, 73%)
HSVhsv(250, 22%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.068 292.5)
LABlab(68.91% 10.23 -23.01)
LCHlch(68.91% 25.18 293.98)

What #ABA3D2 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 #ABA3D2, 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.

#ABA3D2 Channel Values

How #ABA3D2 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 163 · B 2108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 34% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 22% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABA3D2 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABA3D2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABA3D2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABA3D2; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ABA3D2

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABA3D2.

How #ABA3D2 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#ABA3D2
Protanopia#A4A4D2
Protanomaly#A7A4D2
Deuteranopia#A6A6D2
Deuteranomaly#A8A5D2
Tritanopia#A4AAAA
Tritanomaly#A7A7BB
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABA3D2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aba3d2: #ABA3D2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABA3D2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aba3d2': '#ABA3D2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.639, blue: 0.824)
Android XML<color name="color_aba3d2">#ABA3D2</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABA3D2"

More Blue Colors

#ABA3D2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABA3D2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABA3D2?

#ABA3D2 is a light blue — rgb(171, 163, 210) in RGB and hsl(250, 34%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.1.

What is the RGB value of #ABA3D2?

#ABA3D2 is rgb(171, 163, 210) — red 171, green 163, and blue 210 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABA3D2?

#ABA3D2 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABA3D2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABA3D2 scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABA3D2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABA3D2 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 17.81, which is visibly different.

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