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#AB43DF Color

#AB43DF is rgb(171, 67, 223) in RGB, hsl(280, 71%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 70%, 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 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB43DF
HEX#AB43DF
RGBrgb(171, 67, 223)
HSLhsl(280, 71%, 57%)
HSVhsv(280, 70%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 70%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.232 311.9)
LABlab(48.96% 60.61 -61.44)
LCHlch(48.96% 86.31 314.61)

What #AB43DF 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 #AB43DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.23Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.35Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.44Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.64Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.7Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 16.63

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

#AB43DF Channel Values

How #AB43DF 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 67 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 71% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 70% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.57:1 vs white · 4.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB43DF 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 text4.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB43DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB43DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB43DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB43DF
Complementary
#77DF43
Analogous
#5D43DF
Analogous
#DF43C5
Triadic
#DFAB43
Triadic
#43DFAB
Split comp.
#C5DF43
Split comp.
#43DF5D

Tints & Shades of #AB43DF

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

#B75EE4
#C378E8
#CE92ED
#D8A8F0
#E4C2F5
#EFDCF9

Shades

#9B24D6
#841FB7
#6B1994
#551476
#3C0E53
#260934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB43DF.

How #AB43DF 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#AB43DF
Protanopia#6060DF
Protanomaly#8456DF
Deuteranopia#7373DE
Deuteranomaly#8D63DE
Tritanopia#996969
Tritanomaly#A15CA6
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB43DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab43df: #AB43DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB43DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab43df': '#AB43DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.263, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_ab43df">#AB43DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB43DF"

More Purple Colors

#AB43DF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB43DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB43DF?

#AB43DF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 67, 223) in RGB and hsl(280, 71%, 57%) 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 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #AB43DF?

#AB43DF is rgb(171, 67, 223) — red 171, green 67, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB43DF?

#AB43DF converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 70%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB43DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB43DF scores 4.57:1 against white and 4.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB43DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB43DF 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 6.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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