What color is #AB68A1?

#AB68A1 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB68A1?

The RGB value is 171, 104, 161: 171 red, 104 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB68A1?

The complementary color is #68AB72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB68A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB68A1 color

#AB68A1 rgb(171, 104, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB68A1 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 40.8% green and 63.1% blue (171, 104, 161).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#AB68A1 color codes

HEX	`#AB68A1`
RGB	`rgb(171, 104, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 40.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.09, 35.57, -19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.09, 40.59, 331.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.178, 21.133, 36.306)`
Decimal	`11233441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB68A1, 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 #AB68A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB68A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #AB68A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab68a1; }
.text { color: #ab68a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab68a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 104 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab68a1, #ab6880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #AB68A1?: #AB68A1 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB68A1?: The RGB value is 171, 104, 161: 171 red, 104 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB68A1?: The complementary color is #68AB72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB68A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.