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#AB2FE4 Color

#AB2FE4 is rgb(171, 47, 228) in RGB, hsl(281, 77%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 79%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Violet (#9400D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB2FE4
HEX#AB2FE4
RGBrgb(171, 47, 228)
HSLhsl(281, 77%, 54%)
HSVhsv(281, 79%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 79%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.256 311.9)
LABlab(46.71% 68.31 -67.89)
LCHlch(46.71% 96.31 315.18)

What #AB2FE4 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 #AB2FE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 8.86Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 8.91Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 9.68French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.9Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 11.11Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.43

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

#AB2FE4 Channel Values

How #AB2FE4 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 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 77% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 79% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB2FE4 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB2FE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB2FE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB2FE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB2FE4
Complementary
#69E42F
Analogous
#502FE4
Analogous
#E42FC3
Triadic
#E4AB2F
Triadic
#2FE4AB
Split comp.
#C3E42F
Split comp.
#2FE450

Tints & Shades of #AB2FE4

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

#B64AE8
#C36AEC
#CE85EF
#D9A0F3
#E4BBF6
#F0DBFA

Shades

#9A1CD4
#8317B5
#6C1395
#520F71
#3B0B51
#240632

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB2FE4.

How #AB2FE4 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#AB2FE4
Protanopia#5656E4
Protanomaly#8149E4
Deuteranopia#6D6DE3
Deuteranomaly#8A5BE3
Tritanopia#986262
Tritanomaly#A052A7
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB2FE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab2fe4: #AB2FE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB2FE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab2fe4': '#AB2FE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.184, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_ab2fe4">#AB2FE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB2FE4"

More Purple Colors

#AB2FE4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AB2FE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB2FE4?

#AB2FE4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 47, 228) in RGB and hsl(281, 77%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.86.

What is the RGB value of #AB2FE4?

#AB2FE4 is rgb(171, 47, 228) — red 171, green 47, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB2FE4?

#AB2FE4 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 79%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB2FE4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB2FE4 scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB2FE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB2FE4 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 8.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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