What color is #AB57BC?

#AB57BC is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB57BC?

The RGB value is 171, 87, 188: 171 red, 87 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB57BC?

The complementary color is #68BC57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB57BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB57BC color

#AB57BC rgb(171, 87, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB57BC is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 34.1% green and 73.7% blue (171, 87, 188).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 43% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#AB57BC color codes

HEX	`#AB57BC`
RGB	`rgb(171, 87, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 34.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 43%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 54%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 54%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.81, 49.7, -38.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.81, 63.06, 322.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.279, 19.106, 49.713)`
Decimal	`11229116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB57BC, 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 #AB57BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB57BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	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 #AB57BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab57bc; }
.text { color: #ab57bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab57bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 87 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab57bc, #bc579a); }

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Questions

What color is #AB57BC?: #AB57BC is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB57BC?: The RGB value is 171, 87, 188: 171 red, 87 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB57BC?: The complementary color is #68BC57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB57BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.