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#AB82FC Color

#AB82FC is rgb(171, 130, 252) in RGB, hsl(260, 95%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 48%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), visibly different at ΔE 10.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB82FC
HEX#AB82FC
RGBrgb(171, 130, 252)
HSLhsl(260, 95%, 75%)
HSVhsv(260, 48%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 48%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(69.8% 0.176 297.1)
LABlab(62.48% 35.51 -56.03)
LCHlch(62.48% 66.34 302.36)

What #AB82FC 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 #AB82FC, 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.

#AB82FC Channel Values

How #AB82FC 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 130 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 95% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 48% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.86:1 vs white · 7.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB82FC 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 text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB82FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB82FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB82FC; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AB82FC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB82FC.

How #AB82FC 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#AB82FC
Protanopia#8A8AFC
Protanomaly#9887FC
Deuteranopia#9191FB
Deuteranomaly#9C8BFC
Tritanopia#979999
Tritanomaly#A090C8
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB82FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab82fc: #AB82FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB82FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab82fc': '#AB82FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.510, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_ab82fc">#AB82FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB82FC"

More Purple Colors

#AB82FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB82FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB82FC?

#AB82FC is a light purple — rgb(171, 130, 252) in RGB and hsl(260, 95%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.4.

What is the RGB value of #AB82FC?

#AB82FC is rgb(171, 130, 252) — red 171, green 130, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB82FC?

#AB82FC converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 48%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB82FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB82FC scores 2.86:1 against white and 7.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB82FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB82FC 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 10.4, which is visibly different.

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