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#AB88D3 Color

#AB88D3 is rgb(171, 136, 211) in RGB, hsl(268, 46%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 17%) 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 9.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB88D3
HEX#AB88D3
RGBrgb(171, 136, 211)
HSLhsl(268, 46%, 68%)
HSVhsv(268, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.114 305)
LABlab(62.22% 24.74 -33.79)
LCHlch(62.22% 41.88 306.21)

What #AB88D3 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 #AB88D3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.46Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.07Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.26Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.35African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.5Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.93

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

#AB88D3 Channel Values

How #AB88D3 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 2118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 46% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB88D3 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 text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB88D3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB88D3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB88D3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB88D3
Complementary
#B0D388
Analogous
#888AD3
Analogous
#D088D3
Triadic
#D3AB88
Triadic
#88D3AB
Split comp.
#D3D088
Split comp.
#8AD388

Tints & Shades of #AB88D3

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

#B597D8
#C3A9DF
#CDB8E5
#D8C7EA
#E2D6F0
#EFE9F7

Shades

#9366C7
#7C45BA
#653899
#4D2B73
#361E52
#201230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB88D3.

How #AB88D3 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#AB88D3
Protanopia#8F8FD3
Protanomaly#9B8CD3
Deuteranopia#9595D2
Deuteranomaly#9E90D3
Tritanopia#A19494
Tritanomaly#A590B1
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB88D3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab88d3: #AB88D3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB88D3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab88d3': '#AB88D3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.533, blue: 0.827)
Android XML<color name="color_ab88d3">#AB88D3</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB88D3"

More Purple Colors

#AB88D3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB88D3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB88D3?

#AB88D3 is a light purple — rgb(171, 136, 211) in RGB and hsl(268, 46%, 68%) 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 9.46.

What is the RGB value of #AB88D3?

#AB88D3 is rgb(171, 136, 211) — red 171, green 136, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB88D3?

#AB88D3 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB88D3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB88D3 scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB88D3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB88D3 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 17.39, which is visibly different.

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