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#ABBFF8 Color

#ABBFF8 is rgb(171, 191, 248) in RGB, hsl(224, 85%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 23%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABBFF8
HEX#ABBFF8
RGBrgb(171, 191, 248)
HSLhsl(224, 85%, 82%)
HSVhsv(224, 31%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 23%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.084 269.5)
LABlab(77.34% 2.69 -30.77)
LCHlch(77.34% 30.88 275.00)

What #ABBFF8 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 #ABBFF8, 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.

#ABBFF8 Channel Values

How #ABBFF8 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 191 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 224° · S 85% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 224° · S 31% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABBFF8 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABBFF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABBFF8; 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 #ABBFF8

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABBFF8.

How #ABBFF8 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#ABBFF8
Protanopia#BCBCF8
Protanomaly#B5BDF8
Deuteranopia#B9B9F8
Deuteranomaly#B3BBF8
Tritanopia#A1C7C7
Tritanomaly#A5C4DD
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABBFF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abbff8: #ABBFF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABBFF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abbff8': '#ABBFF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.749, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_abbff8">#ABBFF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABBFF8"

More Blue Colors

#ABBFF8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABBFF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABBFF8?

#ABBFF8 is a lightest blue — rgb(171, 191, 248) in RGB and hsl(224, 85%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #ABBFF8?

#ABBFF8 is rgb(171, 191, 248) — red 171, green 191, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABBFF8?

#ABBFF8 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 23%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABBFF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABBFF8 scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABBFF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABBFF8 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 16.35, which is visibly different.

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