#AB65FB Color

#AB65FB is rgb(171, 101, 251) in RGB, hsl(268, 95%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 60%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB65FB

HEX#AB65FB

RGBrgb(171, 101, 251)

HSLhsl(268, 95%, 69%)

HSVhsv(268, 60%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 60%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.216 302.3)

LABlab(56.33% 50.18 -65.28)

LCHlch(56.33% 82.34 307.55)

What #AB65FB 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 #AB65FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 6.71 Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 17.14 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 17.31 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 17.82 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 18.71 Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 20.26

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

#AB65FB Channel Values

How #AB65FB 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 101 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 268° · S 95% · L 69%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 268° · S 60% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 32% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.51:1 vs white · 5.99:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB65FB 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 text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB65FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB65FB; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #AB65FB

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

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How #AB65FB 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#AB65FB

Protanopia#7575FB

Protanomaly#8E6FFB

Deuteranopia#8282FA

Deuteranomaly#9477FA

Tritanopia#958585

Tritanomaly#9E7AC0

Achromatopsia#898989

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Using #AB65FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab65fb: #AB65FB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB65FB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab65fb': '#AB65FB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.396, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_ab65fb">#AB65FB</color>

SVG fillfill="#AB65FB"

More Purple Colors

#AB65FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#AB65FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB65FB?

#AB65FB is a light purple — rgb(171, 101, 251) in RGB and hsl(268, 95%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.71.

What is the RGB value of #AB65FB?

#AB65FB is rgb(171, 101, 251) — red 171, green 101, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB65FB?

#AB65FB converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 60%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB65FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB65FB scores 3.51:1 against white and 5.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB65FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB65FB 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 17.14, which is visibly different.

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