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#AB80CB Color

#AB80CB is rgb(171, 128, 203) in RGB, hsl(274, 42%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 37%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB80CB
HEX#AB80CB
RGBrgb(171, 128, 203)
HSLhsl(274, 42%, 65%)
HSVhsv(274, 37%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 37%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.117 309.8)
LABlab(60.03% 27.64 -32.69)
LCHlch(60.03% 42.81 310.22)

What #AB80CB 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 #AB80CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.03African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.57Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.59Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.74Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.41Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.46

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

#AB80CB Channel Values

How #AB80CB 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 128 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 42% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 37% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB80CB 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB80CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB80CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB80CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB80CB
Complementary
#A1CB80
Analogous
#8580CB
Analogous
#CB80C6
Triadic
#CBAB80
Triadic
#80CBAB
Split comp.
#C6CB80
Split comp.
#80CB85

Tints & Shades of #AB80CB

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

#B792D3
#C0A1D9
#CCB3E0
#D8C5E7
#E5D7EF
#EEE6F5

Shades

#9560BE
#8147AE
#693A8D
#512C6D
#391F4C
#23132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB80CB.

How #AB80CB 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#AB80CB
Protanopia#8989CB
Protanomaly#9885CB
Deuteranopia#9090CA
Deuteranomaly#9C8ACB
Tritanopia#A18C8C
Tritanomaly#A588A9
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB80CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab80cb: #AB80CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB80CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab80cb': '#AB80CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.502, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_ab80cb">#AB80CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB80CB"

More Purple Colors

#AB80CB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB80CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB80CB?

#AB80CB is a light purple — rgb(171, 128, 203) in RGB and hsl(274, 42%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.03.

What is the RGB value of #AB80CB?

#AB80CB is rgb(171, 128, 203) — red 171, green 128, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB80CB?

#AB80CB converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 37%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB80CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB80CB scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB80CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB80CB 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 17.46, which is visibly different.

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