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#AB84CD Color

#AB84CD is rgb(171, 132, 205) in RGB, hsl(272, 42%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 36%, 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 8.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB84CD
HEX#AB84CD
RGBrgb(171, 132, 205)
HSLhsl(272, 42%, 66%)
HSVhsv(272, 36%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.113 308.1)
LABlab(61.05% 25.84 -32.24)
LCHlch(61.05% 41.32 308.71)

What #AB84CD 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 #AB84CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.33Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.79African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.86Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.41Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.94Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.74

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

#AB84CD Channel Values

How #AB84CD 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 132 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 42% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 36% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.04:1 vs white · 6.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB84CD 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 text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB84CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB84CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB84CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB84CD
Complementary
#A6CD84
Analogous
#8684CD
Analogous
#CD84CA
Triadic
#CDAB84
Triadic
#84CDAB
Split comp.
#CACD84
Split comp.
#84CD86

Tints & Shades of #AB84CD

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

#B796D4
#C1A4DA
#CDB7E1
#D7C5E7
#E4D7EF
#EEE6F5

Shades

#9463BF
#7E47AE
#663A8D
#512E70
#3A2150
#22132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB84CD.

How #AB84CD 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#AB84CD
Protanopia#8C8CCD
Protanomaly#9989CD
Deuteranopia#9292CC
Deuteranomaly#9D8DCD
Tritanopia#A29090
Tritanomaly#A58BAC
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB84CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab84cd: #AB84CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB84CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab84cd': '#AB84CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.518, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_ab84cd">#AB84CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB84CD"

More Purple Colors

#AB84CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB84CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB84CD?

#AB84CD is a light purple — rgb(171, 132, 205) in RGB and hsl(272, 42%, 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 8.33.

What is the RGB value of #AB84CD?

#AB84CD is rgb(171, 132, 205) — red 171, green 132, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB84CD?

#AB84CD converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB84CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB84CD scores 3.04:1 against white and 6.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB84CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB84CD 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 16.82, which is visibly different.

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