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#AB7AAE Color

#AB7AAE is rgb(171, 122, 174) in RGB, hsl(297, 24%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 30%, 0%, 32%) 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 5.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB7AAE
HEX#AB7AAE
RGBrgb(171, 122, 174)
HSLhsl(297, 24%, 58%)
HSVhsv(297, 30%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 30%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.094 324.6)
LABlab(57.63% 26.27 -19.92)
LCHlch(57.63% 32.97 322.82)

What #AB7AAE 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 #AB7AAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 5.05Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.95Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.11Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.23Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 10.23Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.87

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

#AB7AAE Channel Values

How #AB7AAE 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 122 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 297° · S 24% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 297° · S 30% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB7AAE 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 text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB7AAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB7AAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB7AAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB7AAE
Complementary
#7DAE7A
Analogous
#917AAE
Analogous
#AE7A96
Triadic
#AEAB7A
Triadic
#7AAEAB
Split comp.
#96AE7A
Split comp.
#7AAE91

Tints & Shades of #AB7AAE

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

#B78DB9
#C19DC3
#CDB0CF
#D9C3DA
#E5D6E6
#EFE6EF

Shades

#9B619E
#855388
#6D446F
#543455
#3B253C
#251726

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB7AAE.

How #AB7AAE 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#AB7AAE
Protanopia#8484AE
Protanomaly#9580AE
Deuteranopia#8D8DAD
Deuteranomaly#9A86AD
Tritanopia#A58282
Tritanomaly#A87F96
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB7AAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab7aae: #AB7AAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB7AAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab7aae': '#AB7AAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.478, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_ab7aae">#AB7AAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB7AAE"

More Pink Colors

#AB7AAE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AB7AAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB7AAE?

#AB7AAE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(171, 122, 174) in RGB and hsl(297, 24%, 58%) 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 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #AB7AAE?

#AB7AAE is rgb(171, 122, 174) — red 171, green 122, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB7AAE?

#AB7AAE converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 30%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB7AAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB7AAE scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB7AAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB7AAE 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 16.4, which is visibly different.

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