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#AB7EE2 Color

#AB7EE2 is rgb(171, 126, 226) in RGB, hsl(267, 63%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 44%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB7EE2
HEX#AB7EE2
RGBrgb(171, 126, 226)
HSLhsl(267, 63%, 69%)
HSVhsv(267, 44%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 44%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.149 303.4)
LABlab(60.45% 32.73 -44.89)
LCHlch(60.45% 55.55 306.10)

What #AB7EE2 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 #AB7EE2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 5.24Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 7.96Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.37Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.96Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 10.76Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.91

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

#AB7EE2 Channel Values

How #AB7EE2 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 126 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 63% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 44% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB7EE2 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 text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB7EE2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB7EE2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB7EE2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB7EE2
Complementary
#B5E27E
Analogous
#7E83E2
Analogous
#DD7EE2
Triadic
#E2AB7E
Triadic
#7EE2AB
Split comp.
#E2DD7E
Split comp.
#83E27E

Tints & Shades of #AB7EE2

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

#B68FE6
#C19FE9
#CBB0ED
#D9C5F2
#E4D5F6
#EFE6F9

Shades

#9359D9
#772FD0
#6227AA
#4C1E85
#371660
#1F0C36

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB7EE2.

How #AB7EE2 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#AB7EE2
Protanopia#8787E2
Protanomaly#9784E2
Deuteranopia#8F8FE1
Deuteranomaly#9B88E2
Tritanopia#9D9090
Tritanomaly#A389B7
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB7EE2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab7ee2: #AB7EE2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB7EE2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab7ee2': '#AB7EE2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.494, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_ab7ee2">#AB7EE2</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB7EE2"

More Purple Colors

#AB7EE2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB7EE2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB7EE2?

#AB7EE2 is a light purple — rgb(171, 126, 226) in RGB and hsl(267, 63%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #AB7EE2?

#AB7EE2 is rgb(171, 126, 226) — red 171, green 126, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB7EE2?

#AB7EE2 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 44%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB7EE2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB7EE2 scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB7EE2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB7EE2 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 8.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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