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#AB61AE Color

#AB61AE is rgb(171, 97, 174) in RGB, hsl(298, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 44%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), visibly different at ΔE 11.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB61AE
HEX#AB61AE
RGBrgb(171, 97, 174)
HSLhsl(298, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(298, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 44%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.139 325.7)
LABlab(52.06% 39.38 -28.44)
LCHlch(52.06% 48.58 324.17)

What #AB61AE 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 #AB61AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AB61AE Channel Values

How #AB61AE 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 97 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.16:1 vs white · 5.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB61AE 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 text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB61AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB61AE; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AB61AE

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB61AE.

How #AB61AE 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#AB61AE
Protanopia#7272AE
Protanomaly#8C6CAE
Deuteranopia#8080AD
Deuteranomaly#9375AD
Tritanopia#A36F6F
Tritanomaly#A7698C
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB61AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab61ae: #AB61AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB61AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab61ae': '#AB61AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.380, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_ab61ae">#AB61AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB61AE"

More Pink Colors

#AB61AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB61AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB61AE?

#AB61AE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(171, 97, 174) in RGB and hsl(298, 32%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.54.

What is the RGB value of #AB61AE?

#AB61AE is rgb(171, 97, 174) — red 171, green 97, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB61AE?

#AB61AE converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 44%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB61AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB61AE scores 4.16:1 against white and 5.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB61AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB61AE 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 17.81, which is visibly different.

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