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#AB0BCB Color

#AB0BCB is rgb(171, 11, 203) in RGB, hsl(290, 90%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 95%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB0BCB
HEX#AB0BCB
RGBrgb(171, 11, 203)
HSLhsl(290, 90%, 42%)
HSVhsv(290, 95%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 95%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.258 319.1)
LABlab(42.64% 72.02 -60.14)
LCHlch(42.64% 93.83 320.14)

What #AB0BCB 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 #AB0BCB, 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 pink in the library.

#AB0BCB Channel Values

How #AB0BCB 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 11 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 90% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 95% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.77:1 vs white · 3.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB0BCB 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 text5.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB0BCB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB0BCB; 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 #AB0BCB

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 #AB0BCB.

How #AB0BCB 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#AB0BCB
Protanopia#4C4CCB
Protanomaly#7D3CCB
Deuteranopia#6767C9
Deuteranomaly#8852CA
Tritanopia#9C4F4F
Tritanomaly#A23E92
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB0BCB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab0bcb: #AB0BCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB0BCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab0bcb': '#AB0BCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.043, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_ab0bcb">#AB0BCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB0BCB"

More Pink Colors

#AB0BCB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB0BCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB0BCB?

#AB0BCB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(171, 11, 203) in RGB and hsl(290, 90%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.63.

What is the RGB value of #AB0BCB?

#AB0BCB is rgb(171, 11, 203) — red 171, green 11, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB0BCB?

#AB0BCB converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 95%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB0BCB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB0BCB scores 5.77:1 against white and 3.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB0BCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB0BCB 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 11.85, which is visibly different.

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