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#AB70E6 Color

#AB70E6 is rgb(171, 112, 230) in RGB, hsl(270, 70%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 51%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amethyst (#9966CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB70E6
HEX#AB70E6
RGBrgb(171, 112, 230)
HSLhsl(270, 70%, 67%)
HSVhsv(270, 51%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 51%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.176 305.1)
LABlab(57.53% 40.79 -51.71)
LCHlch(57.53% 65.86 308.27)

What #AB70E6 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 #AB70E6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.37Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.6Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.66Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 10.22Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 13.55Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 15.29

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

#AB70E6 Channel Values

How #AB70E6 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 112 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 70% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 51% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB70E6 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB70E6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB70E6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB70E6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB70E6
Complementary
#ABE670
Analogous
#7070E6
Analogous
#E670E6
Triadic
#E6AB70
Triadic
#70E6AB
Split comp.
#E6E670
Split comp.
#70E670

Tints & Shades of #AB70E6

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

#B581E9
#C297ED
#CCA8F0
#D9BEF4
#E3CFF7
#F0E5FA

Shades

#9449DF
#7D25D4
#661FAD
#4F1886
#38115F
#210A38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB70E6.

How #AB70E6 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#AB70E6
Protanopia#7D7DE6
Protanomaly#9178E6
Deuteranopia#8787E5
Deuteranomaly#977FE5
Tritanopia#9B8787
Tritanomaly#A27EB5
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB70E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab70e6: #AB70E6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB70E6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab70e6': '#AB70E6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.439, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_ab70e6">#AB70E6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB70E6"

More Purple Colors

#AB70E6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB70E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB70E6?

#AB70E6 is a light purple — rgb(171, 112, 230) in RGB and hsl(270, 70%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amethyst (#9966CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.37.

What is the RGB value of #AB70E6?

#AB70E6 is rgb(171, 112, 230) — red 171, green 112, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB70E6?

#AB70E6 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 51%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB70E6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB70E6 scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB70E6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB70E6 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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