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#AB50DC Color

#AB50DC is rgb(171, 80, 220) in RGB, hsl(279, 67%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 64%, 0%, 14%) 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 9.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB50DC
HEX#AB50DC
RGBrgb(171, 80, 220)
HSLhsl(279, 67%, 59%)
HSVhsv(279, 64%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 64%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.212 311.6)
LABlab(50.86% 54.64 -56.69)
LCHlch(50.86% 78.74 313.95)

What #AB50DC 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 #AB50DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.58Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.41Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.85Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.75Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 17.18Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 19.07

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

#AB50DC Channel Values

How #AB50DC 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 80 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 67% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 64% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.27:1 vs white · 4.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB50DC 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 text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB50DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB50DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB50DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB50DC
Complementary
#81DC50
Analogous
#6550DC
Analogous
#DC50C7
Triadic
#DCAB50
Triadic
#50DCAB
Split comp.
#C7DC50
Split comp.
#50DC65

Tints & Shades of #AB50DC

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

#B86AE2
#C27FE6
#CE99EB
#D8AEEF
#E5C8F4
#EFDDF8

Shades

#9B2ED6
#8424B7
#6B1D95
#561877
#3D1155
#250A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB50DC.

How #AB50DC 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#AB50DC
Protanopia#6767DC
Protanomaly#885FDC
Deuteranopia#7878DB
Deuteranomaly#8F6ADB
Tritanopia#9B6F6F
Tritanomaly#A164A6
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB50DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab50dc: #AB50DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB50DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab50dc': '#AB50DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.314, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_ab50dc">#AB50DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB50DC"

More Purple Colors

#AB50DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB50DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB50DC?

#AB50DC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 80, 220) in RGB and hsl(279, 67%, 59%) 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 9.58.

What is the RGB value of #AB50DC?

#AB50DC is rgb(171, 80, 220) — red 171, green 80, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB50DC?

#AB50DC converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 64%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB50DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB50DC scores 4.27:1 against white and 4.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB50DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB50DC 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 9.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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