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#ABBBC9 Color

#ABBBC9 is rgb(171, 187, 201) in RGB, hsl(208, 22%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABBBC9
HEX#ABBBC9
RGBrgb(171, 187, 201)
HSLhsl(208, 22%, 73%)
HSVhsv(208, 15%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.027 244.5)
LABlab(74.97% -3.54 -9.07)
LCHlch(74.97% 9.74 248.66)

What #ABBBC9 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 #ABBBC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 5.07Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.01Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.2Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.6Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.62Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 9.12

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

#ABBBC9 Channel Values

How #ABBBC9 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 187 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 208° · S 22% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 208° · S 15% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABBBC9 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABBBC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABBBC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABBBC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ABBBC9
Complementary
#C9B9AB
Analogous
#ABC9C8
Analogous
#ABACC9
Triadic
#C9ABBB
Triadic
#BBC9AB
Split comp.
#C9ABAC
Split comp.
#C9C8AB

Tints & Shades of #ABBBC9

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

#B7C5D1
#C1CDD7
#CDD7DF
#D7DEE5
#E3E8ED
#ECF0F3

Shades

#8CA2B5
#6D89A2
#566F86
#44586A
#303E4B
#1C242C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABBBC9.

How #ABBBC9 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#ABBBC9
Protanopia#B8B8C9
Protanomaly#B3B9C9
Deuteranopia#B6B6C9
Deuteranomaly#B2B8C9
Tritanopia#A9BDBD
Tritanomaly#AABCC2
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABBBC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abbbc9: #ABBBC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABBBC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abbbc9': '#ABBBC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.733, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_abbbc9">#ABBBC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABBBC9"

More Blue Colors

#ABBBC9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#ABBBC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABBBC9?

#ABBBC9 is a light blue — rgb(171, 187, 201) in RGB and hsl(208, 22%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #ABBBC9?

#ABBBC9 is rgb(171, 187, 201) — red 171, green 187, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABBBC9?

#ABBBC9 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABBBC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABBBC9 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABBBC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABBBC9 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 7.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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