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#AB5ADD Color

#AB5ADD is rgb(171, 90, 221) in RGB, hsl(277, 66%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 59%, 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 8.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB5ADD
HEX#AB5ADD
RGBrgb(171, 90, 221)
HSLhsl(277, 66%, 61%)
HSVhsv(277, 59%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 59%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.199 310.4)
LABlab(52.70% 50.19 -54.32)
LCHlch(52.70% 73.96 312.74)

What #AB5ADD 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 #AB5ADD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.43Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.68Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.74Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.25Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.29Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 15.82

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

#AB5ADD Channel Values

How #AB5ADD 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 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 66% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 59% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.01:1 vs white · 5.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB5ADD 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 text4.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB5ADD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB5ADD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB5ADD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB5ADD
Complementary
#8CDD5A
Analogous
#695ADD
Analogous
#DD5ACE
Triadic
#DDAB5A
Triadic
#5ADDAB
Split comp.
#CEDD5A
Split comp.
#5ADD69

Tints & Shades of #AB5ADD

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

#B66FE2
#C388E7
#CD9EEB
#D8B3EF
#E3C8F4
#F0E1F9

Shades

#9A38D6
#8427BE
#6D209D
#521877
#3B1155
#230A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB5ADD.

How #AB5ADD 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#AB5ADD
Protanopia#6D6DDD
Protanomaly#8A66DD
Deuteranopia#7C7CDC
Deuteranomaly#9170DC
Tritanopia#9B7676
Tritanomaly#A26CA9
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB5ADD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab5add: #AB5ADD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB5ADD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab5add': '#AB5ADD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.353, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_ab5add">#AB5ADD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB5ADD"

More Purple Colors

#AB5ADD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB5ADD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB5ADD?

#AB5ADD is a light purple — rgb(171, 90, 221) in RGB and hsl(277, 66%, 61%) 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 8.43.

What is the RGB value of #AB5ADD?

#AB5ADD is rgb(171, 90, 221) — red 171, green 90, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB5ADD?

#AB5ADD converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 59%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB5ADD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB5ADD scores 4.01:1 against white and 5.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB5ADD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB5ADD 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 8.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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