What color is #AB47BA?

#AB47BA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB47BA?

The RGB value is 171, 71, 186: 171 red, 71 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB47BA?

The complementary color is #56BA47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB47BA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB47BA color

#AB47BA rgb(171, 71, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB47BA is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 27.8% green and 72.9% blue (171, 71, 186).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 45% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Pheromone (#9F4CB7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#AB47BA color codes

HEX	`#AB47BA`
RGB	`rgb(171, 71, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 27.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 45%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 62%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 62%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.89, 56.93, -42.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.89, 70.9, 323.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.91, 16.711, 48.2)`
Decimal	`11225018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB47BA, 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 #AB47BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AB47BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #AB47BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab47ba; }
.text { color: #ab47ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab47ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 71 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab47ba, #ba4790); }

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Questions

What color is #AB47BA?: #AB47BA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB47BA?: The RGB value is 171, 71, 186: 171 red, 71 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB47BA?: The complementary color is #56BA47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB47BA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.