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#AB3CCD Color

#AB3CCD is rgb(171, 60, 205) in RGB, hsl(286, 59%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 71%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.56. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB3CCD
HEX#AB3CCD
RGBrgb(171, 60, 205)
HSLhsl(286, 59%, 52%)
HSVhsv(286, 71%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 71%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.223 317.1)
LABlab(46.98% 60.57 -54.34)
LCHlch(46.98% 81.37 318.10)

What #AB3CCD 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 #AB3CCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.56Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10.91Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.7Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.96Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.05Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.5

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

#AB3CCD Channel Values

How #AB3CCD 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 60 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 59% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 71% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 20%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 #AB3CCD 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 #AB3CCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB3CCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB3CCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB3CCD
Complementary
#5ECD3C
Analogous
#633CCD
Analogous
#CD3CA6
Triadic
#CDAB3C
Triadic
#3CCDAB
Split comp.
#A6CD3C
Split comp.
#3CCD63

Tints & Shades of #AB3CCD

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

#B759D4
#C271DA
#CE8DE2
#D9A6E8
#E5C2EF
#EFDBF6

Shades

#972FB6
#7F289A
#68207E
#541A65
#3C1349
#250C2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB3CCD.

How #AB3CCD 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#AB3CCD
Protanopia#5C5CCD
Protanomaly#8351CD
Deuteranopia#7171CB
Deuteranomaly#8C60CC
Tritanopia#9D6060
Tritanomaly#A35498
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB3CCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab3ccd: #AB3CCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB3CCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab3ccd': '#AB3CCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.235, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_ab3ccd">#AB3CCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB3CCD"

More Purple Colors

#AB3CCD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB3CCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB3CCD?

#AB3CCD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 60, 205) in RGB and hsl(286, 59%, 52%) 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 7.56.

What is the RGB value of #AB3CCD?

#AB3CCD is rgb(171, 60, 205) — red 171, green 60, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB3CCD?

#AB3CCD converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 71%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB3CCD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB3CCD 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 #AB3CCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB3CCD 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 7.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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