What color is #AB0B91?

#AB0B91 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Jealous Jellyfish. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB0B91?

The RGB value is 171, 11, 145: 171 red, 11 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB0B91?

The complementary color is #0BAB25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB0B91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB0B91 color

#AB0B91 rgb(171, 11, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB0B91 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 4.3% green and 56.9% blue (171, 11, 145).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 88% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Jealous Jellyfish (#BB0099), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#AB0B91 color codes

HEX	`#AB0B91`
RGB	`rgb(171, 11, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 4.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 88%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 94%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.49, 67.95, -31.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.49, 74.74, 335.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.026, 10.944, 27.735)`
Decimal	`11209617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB0B91, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AB0B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AB0B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AB0B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab0b91; }
.text { color: #ab0b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab0b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 11 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab0b91, #ab0b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Magenta.

Questions

What color is #AB0B91?: #AB0B91 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Jealous Jellyfish. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB0B91?: The RGB value is 171, 11, 145: 171 red, 11 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB0B91?: The complementary color is #0BAB25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB0B91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.