Close to Mauve
#ABA6FA
#ABA6FA is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 65.1% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 244°, with 89% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ABA6FA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.20:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.57:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.20:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.57:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ABA6FA as they’d see it.
#ABA6FA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #ABA6FA
What color is #ABA6FA?
#ABA6FA is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 65.1% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 244°, with 89% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ABA6FA in RGB?
#ABA6FA is rgb(171, 166, 250): 171 red, 166 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ABA6FA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(32, 34, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ABA6FA?
PANTONE 272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ABA6FA?
Its complement #AEB55E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.