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#ABAAE4 Color

#ABAAE4 is rgb(171, 170, 228) in RGB, hsl(241, 52%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABAAE4
HEX#ABAAE4
RGBrgb(171, 170, 228)
HSLhsl(241, 52%, 78%)
HSVhsv(241, 25%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.083 285)
LABlab(71.27% 9.76 -29.26)
LCHlch(71.27% 30.84 288.45)

What #ABAAE4 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 #ABAAE4, 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.

#ABAAE4 Channel Values

How #ABAAE4 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 170 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 241° · S 52% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 241° · S 25% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABAAE4 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABAAE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABAAE4; 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 #ABAAE4

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 #ABAAE4 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#ABAAE4
Protanopia#AAAAE4
Protanomaly#ABAAE4
Deuteranopia#AAAAE4
Deuteranomaly#ABAAE4
Tritanopia#A2B3B3
Tritanomaly#A5AFC8
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABAAE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abaae4: #ABAAE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABAAE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abaae4': '#ABAAE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.667, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_abaae4">#ABAAE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABAAE4"

More Blue Colors

#ABAAE4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABAAE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABAAE4?

#ABAAE4 is a light blue — rgb(171, 170, 228) in RGB and hsl(241, 52%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.75.

What is the RGB value of #ABAAE4?

#ABAAE4 is rgb(171, 170, 228) — red 171, green 170, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABAAE4?

#ABAAE4 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABAAE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABAAE4 scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABAAE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABAAE4 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 20.01, which is visibly different.

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