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#ABADC9 Color

#ABADC9 is rgb(171, 173, 201) in RGB, hsl(236, 22%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABADC9
HEX#ABADC9
RGBrgb(171, 173, 201)
HSLhsl(236, 22%, 73%)
HSVhsv(236, 15%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.04 282.2)
LABlab(71.25% 3.54 -14.56)
LCHlch(71.25% 14.99 283.67)

What #ABADC9 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 #ABADC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 5.05Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.56Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 9.62Manatee#979AAAΔE 9.74Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 10.09Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.4

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

#ABADC9 Channel Values

How #ABADC9 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 173 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 236° · S 22% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 236° · S 15% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.2:1 vs white · 9.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABADC9 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 text9.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABADC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABADC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABADC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ABADC9
Complementary
#C9C7AB
Analogous
#ABBCC9
Analogous
#B8ABC9
Triadic
#C9ABAD
Triadic
#ADC9AB
Split comp.
#C9B8AB
Split comp.
#BCC9AB

Tints & Shades of #ABADC9

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

#B7B9D1
#C1C2D7
#CDCEDF
#D7D8E5
#E3E4ED
#ECEDF3

Shades

#8C8FB5
#6D70A2
#565986
#44466A
#30324B
#1C1D2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABADC9.

How #ABADC9 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#ABADC9
Protanopia#ADADC9
Protanomaly#ACADC9
Deuteranopia#ACACC9
Deuteranomaly#ACADC9
Tritanopia#A7B1B1
Tritanomaly#A9AFBB
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABADC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abadc9: #ABADC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABADC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abadc9': '#ABADC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.678, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_abadc9">#ABADC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABADC9"

More Blue Colors

#ABADC9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ABADC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABADC9?

#ABADC9 is a light blue — rgb(171, 173, 201) in RGB and hsl(236, 22%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #ABADC9?

#ABADC9 is rgb(171, 173, 201) — red 171, green 173, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABADC9?

#ABADC9 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABADC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABADC9 scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABADC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABADC9 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 9.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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