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#ABA5FE Color

#ABA5FE is rgb(171, 165, 254) in RGB, hsl(244, 98%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 35%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), visibly different at ΔE 12.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABA5FE
HEX#ABA5FE
RGBrgb(171, 165, 254)
HSLhsl(244, 98%, 82%)
HSVhsv(244, 35%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 35%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.126 286.1)
LABlab(70.90% 17.32 -43.90)
LCHlch(70.90% 47.20 291.53)

What #ABA5FE 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 #ABA5FE, 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.

#ABA5FE Channel Values

How #ABA5FE 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 165 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 98% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 35% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.2:1 vs white · 9.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABA5FE 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 text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABA5FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABA5FE; 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 #ABA5FE

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 #ABA5FE.

How #ABA5FE 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#ABA5FE
Protanopia#A6A6FE
Protanomaly#A8A6FE
Deuteranopia#A7A7FE
Deuteranomaly#A9A6FE
Tritanopia#9BB4B4
Tritanomaly#A2AED5
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

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Using #ABA5FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aba5fe: #ABA5FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABA5FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aba5fe': '#ABA5FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.647, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_aba5fe">#ABA5FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABA5FE"

More Blue Colors

#ABA5FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABA5FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABA5FE?

#ABA5FE is a lightest blue — rgb(171, 165, 254) in RGB and hsl(244, 98%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.9.

What is the RGB value of #ABA5FE?

#ABA5FE is rgb(171, 165, 254) — red 171, green 165, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABA5FE?

#ABA5FE converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 35%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABA5FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABA5FE scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABA5FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABA5FE 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 18.35, which is visibly different.

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