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#AB7AE6 Color

#AB7AE6 is rgb(171, 122, 230) in RGB, hsl(267, 68%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 47%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB7AE6
HEX#AB7AE6
RGBrgb(171, 122, 230)
HSLhsl(267, 68%, 69%)
HSVhsv(267, 47%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 47%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.161 303.3)
LABlab(59.72% 35.57 -48.26)
LCHlch(59.72% 59.96 306.39)

What #AB7AE6 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 #AB7AE6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.95Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 7.65Amethyst#9966CCΔE 7.99Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.3Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.1Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 12.32

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

#AB7AE6 Channel Values

How #AB7AE6 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 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 68% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 47% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.15:1 vs white · 6.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB7AE6 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 text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB7AE6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB7AE6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB7AE6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB7AE6
Complementary
#B5E67A
Analogous
#7A80E6
Analogous
#E07AE6
Triadic
#E6AB7A
Triadic
#7AE6AB
Split comp.
#E6E07A
Split comp.
#80E67A

Tints & Shades of #AB7AE6

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

#B58BE9
#C09CEC
#CBAEEF
#D9C3F4
#E4D4F7
#EFE5FA

Shades

#9254DE
#7729D6
#6121B0
#4C1A89
#371363
#1F0B38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB7AE6.

How #AB7AE6 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#AB7AE6
Protanopia#8484E6
Protanomaly#9580E6
Deuteranopia#8D8DE5
Deuteranomaly#9A86E6
Tritanopia#9C8E8E
Tritanomaly#A286B8
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB7AE6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab7ae6: #AB7AE6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB7AE6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab7ae6': '#AB7AE6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.478, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_ab7ae6">#AB7AE6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB7AE6"

More Purple Colors

#AB7AE6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB7AE6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB7AE6?

#AB7AE6 is a light purple — rgb(171, 122, 230) in RGB and hsl(267, 68%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #AB7AE6?

#AB7AE6 is rgb(171, 122, 230) — red 171, green 122, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB7AE6?

#AB7AE6 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 47%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB7AE6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB7AE6 scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB7AE6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB7AE6 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 6.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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