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#AB78FC Color

#AB78FC is rgb(171, 120, 252) in RGB, hsl(263, 96%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 52%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), visibly different at ΔE 13.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB78FC
HEX#AB78FC
RGBrgb(171, 120, 252)
HSLhsl(263, 96%, 73%)
HSVhsv(263, 52%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 52%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.19 299.1)
LABlab(60.27% 40.75 -59.53)
LCHlch(60.27% 72.14 304.39)

What #AB78FC 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 #AB78FC, 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 purple in the library.

#AB78FC Channel Values

How #AB78FC 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 120 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 96% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 52% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB78FC 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 text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB78FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB78FC; 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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Tints & Shades of #AB78FC

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.

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Shades

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How #AB78FC 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#AB78FC
Protanopia#8383FC
Protanomaly#947EFC
Deuteranopia#8C8CFB
Deuteranomaly#9984FC
Tritanopia#969292
Tritanomaly#9F88C5
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB78FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab78fc: #AB78FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB78FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab78fc': '#AB78FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.471, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_ab78fc">#AB78FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB78FC"

More Purple Colors

#AB78FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB78FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB78FC?

#AB78FC is a light purple — rgb(171, 120, 252) in RGB and hsl(263, 96%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.3.

What is the RGB value of #AB78FC?

#AB78FC is rgb(171, 120, 252) — red 171, green 120, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB78FC?

#AB78FC converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 52%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB78FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB78FC scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB78FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB78FC 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 13.3, which is visibly different.

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