#AB597E Color

#AB597E is rgb(171, 89, 126) in RGB, hsl(333, 33%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 26%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sugar Plum (#914E75), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB597E

HEX#AB597E

RGBrgb(171, 89, 126)

HSLhsl(333, 33%, 51%)

HSVhsv(333, 48%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 26%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.115 352.9)

LABlab(48.87% 37.47 -4.96)

LCHlch(48.87% 37.80 352.46)

What #AB597E 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 #AB597E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 9.15 Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 10.81 Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 11.56 Mystic Maroon#AD4379ΔE 11.63 Medium Ruby#AA4069ΔE 11.96 Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 12.79

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

#AB597E Channel Values

How #AB597E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 171 · G 89 · B 126	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 333° · S 33% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 333° · S 48% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 48% · Y 26% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.71:1 vs white · 4.46:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB597E 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 text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB597E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB597E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #AB597E

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.

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Shades

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How #AB597E 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#AB597E

Protanopia#6D6D7E

Protanomaly#8A657E

Deuteranopia#7C7C7C

Deuteranomaly#91707D

Tritanopia#A85F5F

Tritanomaly#A95C6D

Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #AB597E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab597e: #AB597E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB597E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab597e': '#AB597E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.349, blue: 0.494)

Android XML<color name="color_ab597e">#AB597E</color>

SVG fillfill="#AB597E"

More Pink Colors

#AB597E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#AB597E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB597E?

#AB597E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(171, 89, 126) in RGB and hsl(333, 33%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sugar Plum (#914E75), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.15.

What is the RGB value of #AB597E?

#AB597E is rgb(171, 89, 126) — red 171, green 89, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB597E?

#AB597E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 26%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB597E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AB597E scores 4.71:1 against white and 4.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB597E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB597E 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 15.68, which is visibly different.

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