Skip to content

#AB55DD Color

#AB55DD is rgb(171, 85, 221) in RGB, hsl(278, 67%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 62%, 0%, 13%) 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 8.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB55DD
HEX#AB55DD
RGBrgb(171, 85, 221)
HSLhsl(278, 67%, 60%)
HSVhsv(278, 62%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 62%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.206 310.9)
LABlab(51.79% 52.54 -55.78)
LCHlch(51.79% 76.63 313.29)

What #AB55DD 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 #AB55DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.83Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.8Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.6Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 15.14Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.3Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 17.81

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

#AB55DD Channel Values

How #AB55DD 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 85 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 67% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 62% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB55DD 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 text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB55DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB55DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB55DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB55DD
Complementary
#87DD55
Analogous
#6755DD
Analogous
#DD55CB
Triadic
#DDAB55
Triadic
#55DDAB
Split comp.
#CBDD55
Split comp.
#55DD67

Tints & Shades of #AB55DD

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

#B66AE2
#C284E7
#CD99EB
#D9B2F0
#E4C8F4
#F0E1F9

Shades

#9A33D7
#8425BB
#6C1E99
#541877
#3C1155
#240A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB55DD.

How #AB55DD 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#AB55DD
Protanopia#6A6ADD
Protanomaly#8962DD
Deuteranopia#7A7ADC
Deuteranomaly#906DDC
Tritanopia#9B7373
Tritanomaly#A268A8
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB55DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab55dd: #AB55DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB55DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab55dd': '#AB55DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.333, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_ab55dd">#AB55DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB55DD"

More Purple Colors

#AB55DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AB55DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB55DD?

#AB55DD is a light purple — rgb(171, 85, 221) in RGB and hsl(278, 67%, 60%) 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 8.83.

What is the RGB value of #AB55DD?

#AB55DD is rgb(171, 85, 221) — red 171, green 85, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB55DD?

#AB55DD converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 62%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB55DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB55DD scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB55DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB55DD 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 8.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #AB55DD in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.