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#AB2FCA Color

#AB2FCA is rgb(171, 47, 202) in RGB, hsl(288, 62%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 77%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB2FCA
HEX#AB2FCA
RGBrgb(171, 47, 202)
HSLhsl(288, 62%, 49%)
HSVhsv(288, 77%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 77%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.235 318.5)
LABlab(45.19% 64.57 -55.47)
LCHlch(45.19% 85.12 319.34)

What #AB2FCA 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 #AB2FCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.33Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 9.91Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 11.82Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.53Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 14.91Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.99

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

#AB2FCA Channel Values

How #AB2FCA 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 47 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 62% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 77% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB2FCA 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 text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB2FCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB2FCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB2FCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB2FCA
Complementary
#4ECA2F
Analogous
#5E2FCA
Analogous
#CA2F9C
Triadic
#CAAB2F
Triadic
#2FCAAB
Split comp.
#9CCA2F
Split comp.
#2FCA5E

Tints & Shades of #AB2FCA

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

#B949D4
#C466DB
#CF83E2
#DAA0E9
#E5BDEF
#F1DAF6

Shades

#962AB2
#7E2395
#691D7C
#50165F
#3B1046
#230A29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB2FCA.

How #AB2FCA 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#AB2FCA
Protanopia#5656CA
Protanomaly#8149CA
Deuteranopia#6D6DC8
Deuteranomaly#8A5BC9
Tritanopia#9D5959
Tritanomaly#A34B94
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB2FCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab2fca: #AB2FCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB2FCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab2fca': '#AB2FCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.184, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_ab2fca">#AB2FCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB2FCA"

More Purple Colors

#AB2FCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB2FCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB2FCA?

#AB2FCA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 47, 202) in RGB and hsl(288, 62%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.33.

What is the RGB value of #AB2FCA?

#AB2FCA is rgb(171, 47, 202) — red 171, green 47, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB2FCA?

#AB2FCA converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 77%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB2FCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB2FCA scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB2FCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB2FCA 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 7.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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