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#AB91CF Color

#AB91CF is rgb(171, 145, 207) in RGB, hsl(265, 39%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 30%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB91CF
HEX#AB91CF
RGBrgb(171, 145, 207)
HSLhsl(265, 39%, 69%)
HSVhsv(265, 30%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 30%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.093 303.3)
LABlab(64.28% 19.24 -28.40)
LCHlch(64.28% 34.31 304.11)

What #AB91CF 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 #AB91CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 4.18Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.44Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.66African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.8Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.05Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.34

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

#AB91CF Channel Values

How #AB91CF 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 145 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 39% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 30% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.73:1 vs white · 7.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB91CF 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 text2.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB91CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB91CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB91CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB91CF
Complementary
#B5CF91
Analogous
#9196CF
Analogous
#CA91CF
Triadic
#CFAB91
Triadic
#91CFAB
Split comp.
#CFCA91
Split comp.
#96CF91

Tints & Shades of #AB91CF

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

#B69FD5
#C1ADDB
#CBBCE1
#D9CDE9
#E4DCEF
#EFEAF6

Shades

#9271C1
#774EB1
#624091
#4C3271
#372452
#1F142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB91CF.

How #AB91CF 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#AB91CF
Protanopia#9696CF
Protanomaly#9F94CF
Deuteranopia#9A9ACE
Deuteranomaly#A197CF
Tritanopia#A39B9B
Tritanomaly#A697B2
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB91CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab91cf: #AB91CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB91CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab91cf': '#AB91CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.569, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_ab91cf">#AB91CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB91CF"

More Purple Colors

#AB91CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB91CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB91CF?

#AB91CF is a light purple — rgb(171, 145, 207) in RGB and hsl(265, 39%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.18.

What is the RGB value of #AB91CF?

#AB91CF is rgb(171, 145, 207) — red 171, green 145, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB91CF?

#AB91CF converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 30%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB91CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB91CF scores 2.73:1 against white and 7.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB91CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB91CF 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 15.99, which is visibly different.

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