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#AB94DB Color

#AB94DB is rgb(171, 148, 219) in RGB, hsl(259, 50%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 14%) 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 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB94DB
HEX#AB94DB
RGBrgb(171, 148, 219)
HSLhsl(259, 50%, 72%)
HSVhsv(259, 32%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.104 298.6)
LABlab(65.42% 19.74 -33.29)
LCHlch(65.42% 38.70 300.67)

What #AB94DB 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 #AB94DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.1Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.12Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.21Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.43Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.96African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.33

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

#AB94DB Channel Values

How #AB94DB 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 148 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 50% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 32% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB94DB 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB94DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB94DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB94DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AB94DB
Complementary
#C5DB94
Analogous
#94A1DB
Analogous
#CE94DB
Triadic
#DBAB94
Triadic
#94DBAB
Split comp.
#DBCE94
Split comp.
#A1DB94

Tints & Shades of #AB94DB

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

#B7A3E0
#C0AFE4
#CCBEE9
#D8CDEE
#E4DDF4
#EDE8F7

Shades

#8C6ECF
#714BC3
#5A37A4
#452A7E
#301D58
#1D1236

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB94DB.

How #AB94DB 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#AB94DB
Protanopia#9898DB
Protanomaly#A097DB
Deuteranopia#9C9CDB
Deuteranomaly#A299DB
Tritanopia#A19F9F
Tritanomaly#A59BBA
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB94DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab94db: #AB94DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB94DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab94db': '#AB94DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.580, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_ab94db">#AB94DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB94DB"

More Purple Colors

#AB94DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AB94DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB94DB?

#AB94DB is a light purple — rgb(171, 148, 219) in RGB and hsl(259, 50%, 72%) 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 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #AB94DB?

#AB94DB is rgb(171, 148, 219) — red 171, green 148, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB94DB?

#AB94DB converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB94DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB94DB scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB94DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB94DB 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 17.7, which is visibly different.

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