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#AB3FC6 Color

#AB3FC6 is rgb(171, 63, 198) in RGB, hsl(288, 54%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 68%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB3FC6
HEX#AB3FC6
RGBrgb(171, 63, 198)
HSLhsl(288, 54%, 51%)
HSVhsv(288, 68%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 68%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.213 318.9)
LABlab(47.04% 58.41 -50.21)
LCHlch(47.04% 77.02 319.32)

What #AB3FC6 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 #AB3FC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.69Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.34Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.8Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.13Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.11Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.19

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

#AB3FC6 Channel Values

How #AB3FC6 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 63 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 54% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 68% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 22%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 #AB3FC6 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 #AB3FC6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB3FC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB3FC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB3FC6
Complementary
#5AC63F
Analogous
#673FC6
Analogous
#C63F9D
Triadic
#C6AB3F
Triadic
#3FC6AB
Split comp.
#9DC63F
Split comp.
#3FC667

Tints & Shades of #AB3FC6

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

#B75ACE
#C172D5
#CD8DDD
#D9A9E5
#E5C4ED
#EFDCF4

Shades

#9534AD
#802D95
#69247A
#511C5E
#391443
#250D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB3FC6.

How #AB3FC6 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#AB3FC6
Protanopia#5D5DC6
Protanomaly#8453C6
Deuteranopia#7272C4
Deuteranomaly#8C61C5
Tritanopia#9E5F5F
Tritanomaly#A35494
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB3FC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab3fc6: #AB3FC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB3FC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab3fc6': '#AB3FC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.247, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_ab3fc6">#AB3FC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB3FC6"

More Purple Colors

#AB3FC6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB3FC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB3FC6?

#AB3FC6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 63, 198) in RGB and hsl(288, 54%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.69.

What is the RGB value of #AB3FC6?

#AB3FC6 is rgb(171, 63, 198) — red 171, green 63, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB3FC6?

#AB3FC6 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 68%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB3FC6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB3FC6 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 #AB3FC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB3FC6 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 7.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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