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#AB48CB Color

#AB48CB is rgb(171, 72, 203) in RGB, hsl(285, 56%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 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 5.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB48CB
HEX#AB48CB
RGBrgb(171, 72, 203)
HSLhsl(285, 56%, 54%)
HSVhsv(285, 65%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 65%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.206 316.9)
LABlab(48.67% 55.47 -50.49)
LCHlch(48.67% 75.01 317.69)

What #AB48CB 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 #AB48CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 5.62Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.53Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.32Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.35Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 15.1Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 16.26

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

#AB48CB Channel Values

How #AB48CB 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 72 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 56% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 65% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.65:1 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 #AB48CB 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 text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB48CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB48CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB48CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB48CB
Complementary
#69CB48
Analogous
#6948CB
Analogous
#CB48AB
Triadic
#CBAB48
Triadic
#48CBAB
Split comp.
#ABCB48
Split comp.
#48CB69

Tints & Shades of #AB48CB

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

#B660D2
#C27CDA
#CD94E1
#D8ABE7
#E3C3EE
#F0DFF6

Shades

#9935BB
#832D9F
#6C2583
#521C63
#3B1448
#240C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB48CB.

How #AB48CB 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#AB48CB
Protanopia#6262CB
Protanomaly#8659CB
Deuteranopia#7575CA
Deuteranomaly#8E66CA
Tritanopia#9D6666
Tritanomaly#A35B99
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB48CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab48cb: #AB48CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB48CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab48cb': '#AB48CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.282, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_ab48cb">#AB48CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB48CB"

More Purple Colors

#AB48CB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AB48CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB48CB?

#AB48CB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 72, 203) in RGB and hsl(285, 56%, 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 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #AB48CB?

#AB48CB is rgb(171, 72, 203) — red 171, green 72, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB48CB?

#AB48CB converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 65%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB48CB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB48CB scores 4.65:1 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 #AB48CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB48CB 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 5.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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