#ABA6F2 Color

#ABA6F2 is rgb(171, 166, 242) in RGB, hsl(244, 75%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 31%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABA6F2

HEX#ABA6F2

RGBrgb(171, 166, 242)

HSLhsl(244, 75%, 80%)

HSVhsv(244, 31%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 31%, 0%, 5%)

OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.108 286.5)

LABlab(70.72% 14.47 -37.70)

LCHlch(70.72% 40.38 290.99)

What #ABA6F2 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 #ABA6F2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.85 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.12 Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 11.03 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 15.96 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 16.03 Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 16.61

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

#ABA6F2 Channel Values

How #ABA6F2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 171 · G 166 · B 242	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 244° · S 75% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 244° · S 31% · V 95%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 29% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 5%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.22:1 vs white · 9.47:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABA6F2 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 text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABA6F2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABA6F2; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #ABA6F2

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

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How #ABA6F2 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#ABA6F2

Protanopia#A7A7F2

Protanomaly#A9A7F2

Deuteranopia#A8A8F2

Deuteranomaly#A9A7F2

Tritanopia#9EB2B2

Tritanomaly#A3ADCF

Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #ABA6F2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aba6f2: #ABA6F2;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABA6F2;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aba6f2': '#ABA6F2' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.651, blue: 0.949)

Android XML<color name="color_aba6f2">#ABA6F2</color>

SVG fillfill="#ABA6F2"

More Blue Colors

#ABA6F2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#ABA6F2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABA6F2?

#ABA6F2 is a lightest blue — rgb(171, 166, 242) in RGB and hsl(244, 75%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.85.

What is the RGB value of #ABA6F2?

#ABA6F2 is rgb(171, 166, 242) — red 171, green 166, and blue 242 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABA6F2?

#ABA6F2 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 31%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABA6F2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABA6F2 scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABA6F2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABA6F2 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 19.4, which is visibly different.

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