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#AB32C3 Color

#AB32C3 is rgb(171, 50, 195) in RGB, hsl(290, 59%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 74%, 0%, 24%) 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 9.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB32C3
HEX#AB32C3
RGBrgb(171, 50, 195)
HSLhsl(290, 59%, 48%)
HSVhsv(290, 74%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 74%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(55.9% 0.226 320.4)
LABlab(45.16% 62.66 -51.47)
LCHlch(45.16% 81.09 320.60)

What #AB32C3 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 #AB32C3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.84Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.44Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 11.91Mauveine#8D029BΔE 12.53Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.25Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.68

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

#AB32C3 Channel Values

How #AB32C3 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 50 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 59% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 74% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.28:1 vs white · 3.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB32C3 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 text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB32C3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB32C3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB32C3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB32C3
Complementary
#4AC332
Analogous
#6232C3
Analogous
#C33292
Triadic
#C3AB32
Triadic
#32C3AB
Split comp.
#92C332
Split comp.
#32C362

Tints & Shades of #AB32C3

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

#B949D0
#C465D7
#CF81DF
#DBA2E7
#E6BEEE
#F1DBF6

Shades

#952CAA
#7C258E
#671E76
#52185D
#3C1245
#240A29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB32C3.

How #AB32C3 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#AB32C3
Protanopia#5757C3
Protanomaly#814BC3
Deuteranopia#6E6EC1
Deuteranomaly#8B5CC2
Tritanopia#9E5858
Tritanomaly#A34B8F
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB32C3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab32c3: #AB32C3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB32C3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab32c3': '#AB32C3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.196, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_ab32c3">#AB32C3</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB32C3"

More Pink Colors

#AB32C3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AB32C3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB32C3?

#AB32C3 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(171, 50, 195) in RGB and hsl(290, 59%, 48%) 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 9.84.

What is the RGB value of #AB32C3?

#AB32C3 is rgb(171, 50, 195) — red 171, green 50, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB32C3?

#AB32C3 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 74%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB32C3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB32C3 scores 5.28:1 against white and 3.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB32C3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB32C3 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 9.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.