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ABA5CE

#ABA5CE closest to Imperial Lilac

#ABA5CE is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Imperial Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 64.7% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(171, 165, 206)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 29% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #ABA5CE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.00:1.

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#ABA5CE color conversion

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Variations of #ABA5CE

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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#ABA5CE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

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

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ABA5CE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ABA5CE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9CA9CD
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CAAD0
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A9CF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9CA9CD
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A1A8CD
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A4ABB3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9A8C2
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AAA9B4

#ABA5CE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.33:1 Very poor#ABA5CE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.00:1 Very good#ABA5CE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ABA5CE in CSS

/* Imperial Lilac */
.color { color: #ABA5CE; }
.background { background-color: #ABA5CE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ABA5CE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 165 206);
color: hsl(249 29% 73%);
color: oklch(0.741 0.059 291.6);

#ABA5CE FAQ

What color is #ABA5CE?

#ABA5CE 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 #ABA5CE?

#ABA5CE is rgb(171, 165, 206) in RGB, hsl(249, 29%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 20%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABA5CE?

The complementary color of #ABA5CE is #C8CEA5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABA5CE?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABA5CE: 9.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABA5CE a warm or cool color?

#ABA5CE is a cool color.