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ABA9CD

#ABA9CD closest to Lucius Lilac

#ABA9CD is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Lucius Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 66.3% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(171, 169, 205)). Its HSL value is 243° hue, 26% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #ABA9CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.29:1.

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Variations of #ABA9CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

ABA9CDB3B1D2BBBAD7C3C2DCCCCBE1D4D3E6DDDCEBE5E5F0EEEDF5F6F6FA

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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#ABA9CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

ABA9CDCBCDA9
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Split complementary

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

ABA9CDCDBDA9B9CDA9
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

ABA9CDA9B9CDBDA9CD
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Triadic

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

ABA9CDCDABA9A9CDAB
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Tetradic

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

ABA9CDCDA9CBCBCDA9A9CDAB
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

ABA9CDCDA9B9CBCDA9A9CDBD
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#ABA9CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ABA9CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A0ABCC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1ADCF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3ACCE
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A0ABCC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4ABCC
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A4AFB5
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A9ABC2
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACACB5

#ABA9CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.26:1 Very poor#ABA9CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.29:1 Very good#ABA9CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ABA9CD in CSS

/* Lucius Lilac */
.color { color: #ABA9CD; }
.background { background-color: #ABA9CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ABA9CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 169 205);
color: hsl(243 26% 73%);
color: oklch(0.749 0.051 287.6);

#ABA9CD FAQ

What color is #ABA9CD?

#ABA9CD is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ABA9CD?

#ABA9CD is rgb(171, 169, 205) in RGB, hsl(243, 26%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABA9CD?

The complementary color of #ABA9CD is #CBCDA9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABA9CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABA9CD: 9.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABA9CD a warm or cool color?

#ABA9CD is a cool color.