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#ABB7CE Color

#ABB7CE is rgb(171, 183, 206) in RGB, hsl(219, 26%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABB7CE
HEX#ABB7CE
RGBrgb(171, 183, 206)
HSLhsl(219, 26%, 74%)
HSVhsv(219, 17%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.035 263.5)
LABlab(74.03% -0.73 -13.16)
LCHlch(74.03% 13.18 266.84)

What #ABB7CE 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 #ABB7CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.28Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.31Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.05Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.26Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 8.54Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.98

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

#ABB7CE Channel Values

How #ABB7CE 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 183 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 26% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 17% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABB7CE 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 text10.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABB7CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABB7CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABB7CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ABB7CE
Complementary
#CEC2AB
Analogous
#ABC9CE
Analogous
#B1ABCE
Triadic
#CEABB8
Triadic
#B8CEAB
Split comp.
#CEB1AB
Split comp.
#C9CEAB

Tints & Shades of #ABB7CE

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

#B5C0D4
#C2CBDB
#CCD3E1
#D8DEE8
#E2E6EE
#EFF1F6

Shades

#8B9CBB
#6B81A8
#53678D
#40506D
#2D384D
#1A212D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABB7CE.

How #ABB7CE 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#ABB7CE
Protanopia#B5B5CE
Protanomaly#B1B6CE
Deuteranopia#B3B3CE
Deuteranomaly#B0B5CE
Tritanopia#A7BABA
Tritanomaly#A9B9C2
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABB7CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abb7ce: #ABB7CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABB7CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abb7ce': '#ABB7CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.718, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_abb7ce">#ABB7CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABB7CE"

More Blue Colors

#ABB7CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#ABB7CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABB7CE?

#ABB7CE is a light blue — rgb(171, 183, 206) in RGB and hsl(219, 26%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #ABB7CE?

#ABB7CE is rgb(171, 183, 206) — red 171, green 183, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABB7CE?

#ABB7CE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABB7CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABB7CE scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABB7CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABB7CE 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 5.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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