#AB97B4 Color

#AB97B4 is rgb(171, 151, 180) in RGB and hsl(281, 16%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#AB97B4

HEX#AB97B4

RGBrgb(171, 151, 180)

HSLhsl(281, 16%, 65%)

HSVhsv(281, 16%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.047 315.4)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #AB97B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AB97B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#AB97B4 Complementary#A1B497 Analogous#9D97B4 Analogous#B497AF Triadic#B4AB97 Triadic#97B4AB

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #AB97B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B7A6BF #C1B2C7 #CDC1D2 #D9D0DD #E5DEE7 #EEEAF0

Shades

#957DA1 #82678E #695473 #514059 #392D3E #231C26

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