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#AB83CE Color

#AB83CE is rgb(171, 131, 206) in RGB, hsl(272, 43%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 19%) 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 9.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB83CE
HEX#AB83CE
RGBrgb(171, 131, 206)
HSLhsl(272, 43%, 66%)
HSVhsv(272, 36%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.116 308)
LABlab(60.85% 26.55 -33.11)
LCHlch(60.85% 42.44 308.72)

What #AB83CE 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 #AB83CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.01Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.68Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.68African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.77Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.25Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.85

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

#AB83CE Channel Values

How #AB83CE 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 131 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 43% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 36% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB83CE 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB83CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB83CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB83CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB83CE
Complementary
#A6CE83
Analogous
#8683CE
Analogous
#CE83CB
Triadic
#CEAB83
Triadic
#83CEAB
Split comp.
#CBCE83
Split comp.
#83CE86

Tints & Shades of #AB83CE

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

#B795D5
#C1A4DB
#CDB6E2
#D7C5E8
#E4D7EF
#EEE5F5

Shades

#9462C0
#7E46AF
#66398E
#512D71
#3A2050
#22132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB83CE.

How #AB83CE 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#AB83CE
Protanopia#8B8BCE
Protanomaly#9988CE
Deuteranopia#9292CD
Deuteranomaly#9D8CCE
Tritanopia#A18F8F
Tritanomaly#A58BAC
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB83CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab83ce: #AB83CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB83CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab83ce': '#AB83CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.514, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_ab83ce">#AB83CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB83CE"

More Purple Colors

#AB83CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB83CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB83CE?

#AB83CE is a light purple — rgb(171, 131, 206) in RGB and hsl(272, 43%, 66%) 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 9.01.

What is the RGB value of #AB83CE?

#AB83CE is rgb(171, 131, 206) — red 171, green 131, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB83CE?

#AB83CE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB83CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB83CE scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB83CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB83CE 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 17.34, which is visibly different.

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