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#AB88CE Color

#AB88CE is rgb(171, 136, 206) in RGB, hsl(270, 42%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 34%, 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 7.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB88CE
HEX#AB88CE
RGBrgb(171, 136, 206)
HSLhsl(270, 42%, 67%)
HSVhsv(270, 34%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.107 306.7)
LABlab(62.04% 23.88 -31.27)
LCHlch(62.04% 39.34 307.36)

What #AB88CE 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 #AB88CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.85Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.03African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.16Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.41Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.39Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.77

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

#AB88CE Channel Values

How #AB88CE 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 136 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 42% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 34% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB88CE 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 text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB88CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB88CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB88CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB88CE
Complementary
#ABCE88
Analogous
#8888CE
Analogous
#CE88CE
Triadic
#CEAB88
Triadic
#88CEAB
Split comp.
#CECE88
Split comp.
#88CE88

Tints & Shades of #AB88CE

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

#B596D4
#C2A8DC
#CCB7E1
#D9C9E9
#E3D7EF
#F0E9F6

Shades

#9467C1
#7D48B1
#663B91
#4F2E70
#382150
#21132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB88CE.

How #AB88CE 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#AB88CE
Protanopia#8F8FCE
Protanomaly#9B8CCE
Deuteranopia#9595CD
Deuteranomaly#9E90CE
Tritanopia#A29393
Tritanomaly#A68FAE
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB88CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab88ce: #AB88CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB88CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab88ce': '#AB88CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.533, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_ab88ce">#AB88CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB88CE"

More Purple Colors

#AB88CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB88CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB88CE?

#AB88CE is a light purple — rgb(171, 136, 206) in RGB and hsl(270, 42%, 67%) 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 7.85.

What is the RGB value of #AB88CE?

#AB88CE is rgb(171, 136, 206) — red 171, green 136, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB88CE?

#AB88CE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB88CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB88CE scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB88CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB88CE 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 16.22, which is visibly different.

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