#ABA0BE
Lilac · light cool purple
About #ABA0BE
#ABA0BE is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 63% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lilac (ΔE 11.2); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3BEA0 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ABA0BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ABA0BE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #ABA0BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ABA0BE?
#ABA0BE is a muted, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 63% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ABA0BE?
Use black text. Black on #ABA0BE has a contrast ratio of 8.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ABA0BE?
Its complementary colour is #B3BEA0, and analogous partners are #A0A4BE and #BAA0BE.