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#AB4CD6 Color

#AB4CD6 is rgb(171, 76, 214) in RGB, hsl(281, 63%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 64%, 0%, 16%) 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 8.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB4CD6
HEX#AB4CD6
RGBrgb(171, 76, 214)
HSLhsl(281, 63%, 57%)
HSVhsv(281, 64%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 64%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.212 313.5)
LABlab(49.88% 55.45 -54.85)
LCHlch(49.88% 77.99 315.31)

What #AB4CD6 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 #AB4CD6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.19Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.17Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.8Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.13Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 16.54Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 17.7

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

#AB4CD6 Channel Values

How #AB4CD6 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 76 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 63% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 64% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.43:1 vs white · 4.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB4CD6 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB4CD6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB4CD6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB4CD6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB4CD6
Complementary
#78D64C
Analogous
#664CD6
Analogous
#D64CBD
Triadic
#D6AB4C
Triadic
#4CD6AB
Split comp.
#BDD64C
Split comp.
#4CD666

Tints & Shades of #AB4CD6

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

#B665DC
#C27EE2
#CE97E7
#D8ACEC
#E4C5F2
#EFDEF7

Shades

#9A2ECC
#8428AF
#6B208D
#551970
#3C124F
#260B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB4CD6.

How #AB4CD6 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#AB4CD6
Protanopia#6565D6
Protanomaly#875CD6
Deuteranopia#7777D5
Deuteranomaly#8F68D5
Tritanopia#9C6B6B
Tritanomaly#A260A1
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB4CD6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab4cd6: #AB4CD6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB4CD6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab4cd6': '#AB4CD6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.298, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_ab4cd6">#AB4CD6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB4CD6"

More Purple Colors

#AB4CD6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB4CD6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB4CD6?

#AB4CD6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 76, 214) in RGB and hsl(281, 63%, 57%) 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 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #AB4CD6?

#AB4CD6 is rgb(171, 76, 214) — red 171, green 76, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB4CD6?

#AB4CD6 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 64%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB4CD6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB4CD6 scores 4.43:1 against white and 4.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB4CD6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB4CD6 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 8.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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