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#AB41DC Color

#AB41DC is rgb(171, 65, 220) in RGB, hsl(281, 69%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 70%, 0%, 14%) 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 5.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB41DC
HEX#AB41DC
RGBrgb(171, 65, 220)
HSLhsl(281, 69%, 56%)
HSVhsv(281, 70%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 70%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.231 312.8)
LABlab(48.50% 60.92 -60.48)
LCHlch(48.50% 85.84 315.21)

What #AB41DC 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 #AB41DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 5.77Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 12.85Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.17Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.98Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.11Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 17.24

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

#AB41DC Channel Values

How #AB41DC 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 65 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 69% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 70% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.64:1 vs white · 4.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB41DC 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 text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB41DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB41DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB41DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB41DC
Complementary
#72DC41
Analogous
#5E41DC
Analogous
#DC41C0
Triadic
#DCAB41
Triadic
#41DCAB
Split comp.
#C0DC41
Split comp.
#41DC5E

Tints & Shades of #AB41DC

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

#B75BE1
#C275E6
#CD8FEA
#D9A9EF
#E4C3F4
#F0DDF9

Shades

#9D27D3
#8320B1
#6D1B93
#531570
#3D0F52
#23092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB41DC.

How #AB41DC 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#AB41DC
Protanopia#5F5FDC
Protanomaly#8454DC
Deuteranopia#7373DB
Deuteranomaly#8D62DB
Tritanopia#9A6767
Tritanomaly#A15AA3
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB41DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab41dc: #AB41DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB41DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab41dc': '#AB41DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.255, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_ab41dc">#AB41DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB41DC"

More Purple Colors

#AB41DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB41DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB41DC?

#AB41DC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 65, 220) in RGB and hsl(281, 69%, 56%) 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 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #AB41DC?

#AB41DC is rgb(171, 65, 220) — red 171, green 65, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB41DC?

#AB41DC converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 70%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB41DC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB41DC scores 4.64:1 against white and 4.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB41DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB41DC 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 5.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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