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#AB67EF Color

#AB67EF is rgb(171, 103, 239) in RGB, hsl(270, 81%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 57%, 0%, 6%) 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 9.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB67EF
HEX#AB67EF
RGBrgb(171, 103, 239)
HSLhsl(270, 81%, 67%)
HSVhsv(270, 57%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 57%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.2 304.5)
LABlab(56.10% 46.99 -58.98)
LCHlch(56.10% 75.41 308.54)

What #AB67EF 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 #AB67EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.84Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 14.32Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 15.89Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.11Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 16.13Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 17.5

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

#AB67EF Channel Values

How #AB67EF 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 103 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 81% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 57% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.55:1 vs white · 5.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB67EF 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 text3.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB67EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB67EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB67EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB67EF
Complementary
#ABEF67
Analogous
#6767EF
Analogous
#EF67EF
Triadic
#EFAB67
Triadic
#67EFAB
Split comp.
#EFEF67
Split comp.
#67EF67

Tints & Shades of #AB67EF

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

#B579F1
#C290F3
#CCA3F5
#D9BAF8
#E3CCFA
#F0E3FC

Shades

#943DEB
#7D18E2
#6613B9
#4F0F8F
#380B66
#21063C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB67EF.

How #AB67EF 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#AB67EF
Protanopia#7676EF
Protanomaly#8E70EF
Deuteranopia#8383EE
Deuteranomaly#9479EE
Tritanopia#988383
Tritanomaly#A079B8
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB67EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab67ef: #AB67EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB67EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab67ef': '#AB67EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.404, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_ab67ef">#AB67EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB67EF"

More Purple Colors

#AB67EF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#AB67EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB67EF?

#AB67EF is a light purple — rgb(171, 103, 239) in RGB and hsl(270, 81%, 67%) 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 9.84.

What is the RGB value of #AB67EF?

#AB67EF is rgb(171, 103, 239) — red 171, green 103, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB67EF?

#AB67EF converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 57%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB67EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB67EF scores 3.55:1 against white and 5.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB67EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB67EF 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 14.32, which is visibly different.

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