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#AB8DCE Color

#AB8DCE is rgb(171, 141, 206) in RGB, hsl(268, 40%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB8DCE
HEX#AB8DCE
RGBrgb(171, 141, 206)
HSLhsl(268, 40%, 68%)
HSVhsv(268, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.099 305.1)
LABlab(63.26% 21.20 -29.41)
LCHlch(63.26% 36.25 305.79)

What #AB8DCE 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 #AB8DCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.26Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.71Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.79African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.84Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.15Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.6

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

#AB8DCE Channel Values

How #AB8DCE 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 141 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 40% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.83:1 vs white · 7.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB8DCE 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 text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB8DCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB8DCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB8DCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB8DCE
Complementary
#B0CE8D
Analogous
#8D8FCE
Analogous
#CC8DCE
Triadic
#CEAB8D
Triadic
#8DCEAB
Split comp.
#CECC8D
Split comp.
#8FCE8D

Tints & Shades of #AB8DCE

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

#B69BD4
#C3ADDC
#CDBBE2
#D8C9E8
#E2D8EE
#EFEAF6

Shades

#946DC0
#7C4DB3
#663F92
#4D2F6F
#37224F
#20142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB8DCE.

How #AB8DCE 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#AB8DCE
Protanopia#9393CE
Protanomaly#9D90CE
Deuteranopia#9898CD
Deuteranomaly#A094CE
Tritanopia#A29797
Tritanomaly#A693B0
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB8DCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab8dce: #AB8DCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB8DCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab8dce': '#AB8DCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.553, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_ab8dce">#AB8DCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB8DCE"

More Purple Colors

#AB8DCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB8DCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB8DCE?

#AB8DCE is a light purple — rgb(171, 141, 206) in RGB and hsl(268, 40%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #AB8DCE?

#AB8DCE is rgb(171, 141, 206) — red 171, green 141, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB8DCE?

#AB8DCE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB8DCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB8DCE scores 2.83:1 against white and 7.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB8DCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB8DCE 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 15.76, which is visibly different.

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