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#AB18BF Color

#AB18BF is rgb(171, 24, 191) in RGB, hsl(293, 78%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 87%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB18BF
HEX#AB18BF
RGBrgb(171, 24, 191)
HSLhsl(293, 78%, 42%)
HSVhsv(293, 87%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 87%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(54% 0.244 322.2)
LABlab(42.57% 68.73 -53.27)
LCHlch(42.57% 86.96 322.22)

What #AB18BF 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 #AB18BF, 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.

#AB18BF Channel Values

How #AB18BF 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 24 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 78% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 87% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.81:1 vs white · 3.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB18BF 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 text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB18BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB18BF; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AB18BF

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 #AB18BF.

How #AB18BF 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#AB18BF
Protanopia#4E4EBF
Protanomaly#7E3FBF
Deuteranopia#6969BD
Deuteranomaly#8854BE
Tritanopia#9E4D4D
Tritanomaly#A33E8A
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB18BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab18bf: #AB18BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB18BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab18bf': '#AB18BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.094, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_ab18bf">#AB18BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB18BF"

More Pink Colors

#AB18BF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB18BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB18BF?

#AB18BF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(171, 24, 191) in RGB and hsl(293, 78%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #AB18BF?

#AB18BF is rgb(171, 24, 191) — red 171, green 24, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB18BF?

#AB18BF converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 87%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB18BF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB18BF scores 5.81:1 against white and 3.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB18BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB18BF 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 11.46, which is visibly different.

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