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#AB01F4 Color

#AB01F4 is rgb(171, 1, 244) in RGB, hsl(282, 99%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vibrant Purple (#AA00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB01F4
HEX#AB01F4
RGBrgb(171, 1, 244)
HSLhsl(282, 99%, 48%)
HSVhsv(282, 100%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.29 309.6)
LABlab(45.03% 78.38 -79.64)
LCHlch(45.03% 111.74 314.54)

What #AB01F4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AB01F4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#AB01F4 Channel Values

How #AB01F4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 171 · G 1 · B 2448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 99% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 100% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.2:1 vs white · 4.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB01F4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB01F4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB01F4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AB01F4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB01F4.

How #AB01F4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AB01F4
Protanopia#4B4BF4
Protanomaly#7D3AF4
Deuteranopia#6767F3
Deuteranomaly#8750F3
Tritanopia#935F5F
Tritanomaly#9D4AAF
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB01F4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ab01f4: #AB01F4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB01F4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab01f4': '#AB01F4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.004, blue: 0.957)
Android XML<color name="color_ab01f4">#AB01F4</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB01F4"

More Purple Colors

#AB01F4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB01F4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB01F4?

#AB01F4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 1, 244) in RGB and hsl(282, 99%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vibrant Purple (#AA00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.42.

What is the RGB value of #AB01F4?

#AB01F4 is rgb(171, 1, 244) — red 171, green 1, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB01F4?

#AB01F4 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB01F4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB01F4 scores 5.2:1 against white and 4.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB01F4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB01F4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 13.15, which is visibly different.

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