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#AB02E8 Color

#AB02E8 is rgb(171, 2, 232) in RGB, hsl(284, 98%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 99%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB02E8
HEX#AB02E8
RGBrgb(171, 2, 232)
HSLhsl(284, 98%, 46%)
HSVhsv(284, 99%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 99%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.281 312.2)
LABlab(44.23% 76.65 -74.19)
LCHlch(44.23% 106.67 315.93)

What #AB02E8 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 #AB02E8, 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.

#AB02E8 Channel Values

How #AB02E8 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 2 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 98% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 99% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.38:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB02E8 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 text5.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB02E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB02E8; 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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Tints & Shades of #AB02E8

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 #AB02E8.

How #AB02E8 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#AB02E8
Protanopia#4B4BE8
Protanomaly#7D3AE8
Deuteranopia#6767E7
Deuteranomaly#8751E7
Tritanopia#965A5A
Tritanomaly#9F46A7
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB02E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab02e8: #AB02E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB02E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab02e8': '#AB02E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.008, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_ab02e8">#AB02E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB02E8"

More Purple Colors

#AB02E8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB02E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB02E8?

#AB02E8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 2, 232) in RGB and hsl(284, 98%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #AB02E8?

#AB02E8 is rgb(171, 2, 232) — red 171, green 2, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB02E8?

#AB02E8 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 99%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB02E8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB02E8 scores 5.38:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB02E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB02E8 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 8.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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