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#AB47CD Color

#AB47CD is rgb(171, 71, 205) in RGB, hsl(285, 57%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 65%, 0%, 20%) 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 6.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB47CD
HEX#AB47CD
RGBrgb(171, 71, 205)
HSLhsl(285, 57%, 54%)
HSVhsv(285, 65%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 65%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.21 316.4)
LABlab(48.61% 56.19 -51.74)
LCHlch(48.61% 76.38 317.37)

What #AB47CD 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 #AB47CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.51Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.25Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 15.52Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.59Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.94Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 16.45

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

#AB47CD Channel Values

How #AB47CD 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 71 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 57% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 65% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.65:1 vs white · 4.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB47CD 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 text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB47CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB47CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB47CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB47CD
Complementary
#68CD47
Analogous
#6847CD
Analogous
#CD47AB
Triadic
#CDAB47
Triadic
#47CDAB
Split comp.
#ABCD47
Split comp.
#47CD68

Tints & Shades of #AB47CD

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

#B65FD3
#C37BDB
#CE93E1
#D9ABE8
#E4C3EF
#F0DFF6

Shades

#9A34BC
#832CA0
#6C2484
#521B64
#3B1448
#240C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB47CD.

How #AB47CD 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#AB47CD
Protanopia#6262CD
Protanomaly#8558CD
Deuteranopia#7575CC
Deuteranomaly#8E65CC
Tritanopia#9D6666
Tritanomaly#A35B9A
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB47CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab47cd: #AB47CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB47CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab47cd': '#AB47CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.278, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_ab47cd">#AB47CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB47CD"

More Purple Colors

#AB47CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AB47CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB47CD?

#AB47CD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 71, 205) in RGB and hsl(285, 57%, 54%) 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 6.51.

What is the RGB value of #AB47CD?

#AB47CD is rgb(171, 71, 205) — red 171, green 71, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB47CD?

#AB47CD converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 65%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB47CD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB47CD scores 4.65:1 against white and 4.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB47CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB47CD 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 6.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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