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#AB46DD Color

#AB46DD is rgb(171, 70, 221) in RGB, hsl(280, 69%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 68%, 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 6.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB46DD
HEX#AB46DD
RGBrgb(171, 70, 221)
HSLhsl(280, 69%, 57%)
HSVhsv(280, 68%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 68%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.226 312.2)
LABlab(49.29% 59.09 -59.76)
LCHlch(49.29% 84.04 314.67)

What #AB46DD 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 #AB46DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.59Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.85Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.59Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.81Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.03Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 17.89

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

#AB46DD Channel Values

How #AB46DD 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 70 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 69% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 68% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.51:1 vs white · 4.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB46DD 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 text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB46DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB46DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB46DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB46DD
Complementary
#78DD46
Analogous
#5F46DD
Analogous
#DD46C4
Triadic
#DDAB46
Triadic
#46DDAB
Split comp.
#C4DD46
Split comp.
#46DD5F

Tints & Shades of #AB46DD

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

#B660E2
#C279E6
#CE93EB
#D8A9EF
#E4C3F4
#EFDDF9

Shades

#9A27D3
#8421B5
#6B1B93
#551574
#3C0F52
#260934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB46DD.

How #AB46DD 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#AB46DD
Protanopia#6161DD
Protanomaly#8558DD
Deuteranopia#7474DC
Deuteranomaly#8D65DC
Tritanopia#9A6A6A
Tritanomaly#A15EA5
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB46DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab46dd: #AB46DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB46DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab46dd': '#AB46DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.275, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_ab46dd">#AB46DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB46DD"

More Purple Colors

#AB46DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AB46DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB46DD?

#AB46DD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 70, 221) in RGB and hsl(280, 69%, 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 6.59.

What is the RGB value of #AB46DD?

#AB46DD is rgb(171, 70, 221) — red 171, green 70, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB46DD?

#AB46DD converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 68%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB46DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB46DD scores 4.51:1 against white and 4.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB46DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB46DD 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 6.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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