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#ABA0CD Imperial Lilac

#ABA0CD is a light, muted purple named Imperial Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 62.7% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(171, 160, 205)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 31% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #ABA0CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.64:1.

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Variations of #ABA0CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ABA0CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

ABA0CDC2CDA0
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

ABA0CDCDC1A0ABCDA0
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

ABA0CDA0ABCDC1A0CD
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

ABA0CDCDABA0A0CDAB
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

ABA0CDCDA0C2C2CDA0A0CDAB
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

ABA0CDCDA0ACC2CDA0A0CDC1
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#ABA0CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ABA0CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #98A6CC
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #96A6CF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CA5CE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #98A6CC
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9EA4CC
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A5A7AF
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9A3C0
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A5B1

#ABA0CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.43:1 Very poor#ABA0CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.64:1 Very good#ABA0CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ABA0CD in CSS

/* Imperial Lilac */
.color { color: #ABA0CD; }
.background { background-color: #ABA0CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ABA0CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 160 205);
color: hsl(255 31% 72%);
color: oklch(0.731 0.065 295.9);

#ABA0CD FAQ

What color is #ABA0CD?

#ABA0CD is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ABA0CD?

#ABA0CD is rgb(171, 160, 205) in RGB, hsl(255, 31%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABA0CD?

The complementary color of #ABA0CD is #C2CDA0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABA0CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABA0CD: 8.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABA0CD a warm or cool color?

#ABA0CD is a cool color.