What color is #AB68AB?

#AB68AB is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB68AB?

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

What is the complementary color of #AB68AB?

The complementary color is #68AB68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB68AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB68AB color

#AB68AB rgb(171, 104, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB68AB is a desaturated magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#AB68AB color codes

HEX	`#AB68AB`
RGB	`rgb(171, 104, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 40.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.49, 37.44, -24.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.49, 44.89, 326.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.095, 21.5, 41.138)`
Decimal	`11233451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB68AB, 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 #AB68AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB68AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #AB68AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab68ab; }
.text { color: #ab68ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab68ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 104 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab68ab, #ab688a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB68AB?: #AB68AB is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB68AB?: The RGB value is 171, 104, 171: 171 red, 104 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB68AB?: The complementary color is #68AB68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB68AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.