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#ABB2F2 Color

#ABB2F2 is rgb(171, 178, 242) in RGB, hsl(234, 73%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 26%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABB2F2
HEX#ABB2F2
RGBrgb(171, 178, 242)
HSLhsl(234, 73%, 81%)
HSVhsv(234, 29%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 26%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.091 279.2)
LABlab(73.78% 8.21 -32.99)
LCHlch(73.78% 34.00 283.97)

What #ABB2F2 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 #ABB2F2, 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.

#ABB2F2 Channel Values

How #ABB2F2 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 178 · B 2428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 234° · S 73% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 234° · S 29% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABB2F2 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABB2F2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABB2F2; 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 #ABB2F2

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

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How #ABB2F2 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#ABB2F2
Protanopia#B1B1F2
Protanomaly#AFB1F2
Deuteranopia#B0B0F2
Deuteranomaly#AEB1F2
Tritanopia#A0BCBC
Tritanomaly#A4B8D4
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABB2F2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abb2f2: #ABB2F2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABB2F2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abb2f2': '#ABB2F2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.698, blue: 0.949)
Android XML<color name="color_abb2f2">#ABB2F2</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABB2F2"

More Blue Colors

#ABB2F2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABB2F2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABB2F2?

#ABB2F2 is a lightest blue — rgb(171, 178, 242) in RGB and hsl(234, 73%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #ABB2F2?

#ABB2F2 is rgb(171, 178, 242) — red 171, green 178, and blue 242 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABB2F2?

#ABB2F2 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 26%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABB2F2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABB2F2 scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABB2F2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABB2F2 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 21.26, which is visibly different.

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