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#AB36DD Color

#AB36DD is rgb(171, 54, 221) in RGB, hsl(282, 71%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 76%, 0%, 13%) 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 7.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB36DD
HEX#AB36DD
RGBrgb(171, 54, 221)
HSLhsl(282, 71%, 54%)
HSVhsv(282, 76%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 76%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.244 313.2)
LABlab(47.09% 65.06 -63.31)
LCHlch(47.09% 90.78 315.78)

What #AB36DD 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 #AB36DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.19Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 9.2Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.68Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 12.93French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.72Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14.1

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

#AB36DD Channel Values

How #AB36DD 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 54 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 71% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 76% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.88:1 vs white · 4.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB36DD 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 text4.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB36DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB36DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB36DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB36DD
Complementary
#68DD36
Analogous
#5836DD
Analogous
#DD36BC
Triadic
#DDAB36
Triadic
#36DDAB
Split comp.
#BCDD36
Split comp.
#36DD58

Tints & Shades of #AB36DD

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

#B651E1
#C36FE7
#CE89EB
#D9A3EF
#E4BEF4
#F0DCF9

Shades

#9A23CD
#831EAE
#6C1890
#52126D
#3B0D4E
#240830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB36DD.

How #AB36DD 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#AB36DD
Protanopia#5959DD
Protanomaly#824DDD
Deuteranopia#6F6FDC
Deuteranomaly#8B5DDC
Tritanopia#996262
Tritanomaly#A154A2
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB36DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab36dd: #AB36DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB36DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab36dd': '#AB36DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.212, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_ab36dd">#AB36DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB36DD"

More Purple Colors

#AB36DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AB36DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB36DD?

#AB36DD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 54, 221) in RGB and hsl(282, 71%, 54%) 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 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #AB36DD?

#AB36DD is rgb(171, 54, 221) — red 171, green 54, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB36DD?

#AB36DD converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 76%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB36DD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB36DD scores 4.88:1 against white and 4.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB36DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB36DD 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 7.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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