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#AB5AD3 Color

#AB5AD3 is rgb(171, 90, 211) in RGB, hsl(280, 58%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 57%, 0%, 17%) 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 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB5AD3
HEX#AB5AD3
RGBrgb(171, 90, 211)
HSLhsl(280, 58%, 59%)
HSVhsv(280, 57%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 57%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.189 313.1)
LABlab(52.22% 48.54 -49.43)
LCHlch(52.22% 69.27 314.48)

What #AB5AD3 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 #AB5AD3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.88Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 8.01Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 10.94Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.62Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.09Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 13.83

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

#AB5AD3 Channel Values

How #AB5AD3 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 90 · B 2118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 58% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 57% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.09:1 vs white · 5.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB5AD3 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 text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB5AD3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB5AD3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB5AD3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB5AD3
Complementary
#82D35A
Analogous
#6E5AD3
Analogous
#D35ABF
Triadic
#D3AB5A
Triadic
#5AD3AB
Split comp.
#BFD35A
Split comp.
#5AD36E

Tints & Shades of #AB5AD3

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

#B772DA
#C186DF
#CE9EE5
#D8B2EB
#E4CBF1
#EFDFF6

Shades

#9A3ACB
#832EAD
#6B258D
#551E71
#3D1551
#250D30

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB5AD3.

How #AB5AD3 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#AB5AD3
Protanopia#6D6DD3
Protanomaly#8A66D3
Deuteranopia#7C7CD2
Deuteranomaly#9170D2
Tritanopia#9D7373
Tritanomaly#A36AA2
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB5AD3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab5ad3: #AB5AD3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB5AD3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab5ad3': '#AB5AD3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.353, blue: 0.827)
Android XML<color name="color_ab5ad3">#AB5AD3</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB5AD3"

More Purple Colors

#AB5AD3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB5AD3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB5AD3?

#AB5AD3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(171, 90, 211) in RGB and hsl(280, 58%, 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 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #AB5AD3?

#AB5AD3 is rgb(171, 90, 211) — red 171, green 90, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB5AD3?

#AB5AD3 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 57%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB5AD3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB5AD3 scores 4.09:1 against white and 5.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB5AD3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB5AD3 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 6.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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