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#AB75BD Color

#AB75BD is rgb(171, 117, 189) in RGB, hsl(285, 35%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 38%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB75BD
HEX#AB75BD
RGBrgb(171, 117, 189)
HSLhsl(285, 35%, 60%)
HSVhsv(285, 38%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 38%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.12 317.4)
LABlab(56.98% 31.22 -29.48)
LCHlch(56.98% 42.94 316.64)

What #AB75BD 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 #AB75BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.21Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.82Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.14Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.81Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.05Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.12

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

#AB75BD Channel Values

How #AB75BD 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 117 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 35% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 38% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.49:1 vs white · 6.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB75BD 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 text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB75BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB75BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB75BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB75BD
Complementary
#87BD75
Analogous
#8775BD
Analogous
#BD75AB
Triadic
#BDAB75
Triadic
#75BDAB
Split comp.
#ABBD75
Split comp.
#75BD87

Tints & Shades of #AB75BD

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

#B587C5
#C29BCF
#CDACD7
#D9C1E1
#E4D2E9
#F0E7F3

Shades

#9A5AAF
#844997
#6C3C7C
#542E60
#3C2145
#241429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB75BD.

How #AB75BD 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#AB75BD
Protanopia#8080BD
Protanomaly#937CBD
Deuteranopia#8A8ABC
Deuteranomaly#9882BC
Tritanopia#A38181
Tritanomaly#A67C9D
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB75BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab75bd: #AB75BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB75BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab75bd': '#AB75BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.459, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_ab75bd">#AB75BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB75BD"

More Purple Colors

#AB75BD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB75BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB75BD?

#AB75BD is a light purple — rgb(171, 117, 189) in RGB and hsl(285, 35%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.21.

What is the RGB value of #AB75BD?

#AB75BD is rgb(171, 117, 189) — red 171, green 117, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB75BD?

#AB75BD converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 38%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB75BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB75BD scores 3.49:1 against white and 6.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB75BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB75BD 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 18.08, which is visibly different.

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