What color is #AB75A0?

#AB75A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB75A0?

The RGB value is 171, 117, 160: 171 red, 117 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB75A0?

The complementary color is #75AB80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB75A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB75A0 color

#AB75A0 rgb(171, 117, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB75A0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 45.9% green and 62.7% blue (171, 117, 160).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#AB75A0 color codes

HEX	`#AB75A0`
RGB	`rgb(171, 117, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 45.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.01, 28.16, -14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.01, 31.69, 332.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.501, 23.92, 36.314)`
Decimal	`11236768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB75A0, 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 #AB75A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB75A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #AB75A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab75a0; }
.text { color: #ab75a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab75a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 117 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab75a0, #ab7585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB75A0?: #AB75A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB75A0?: The RGB value is 171, 117, 160: 171 red, 117 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB75A0?: The complementary color is #75AB80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB75A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.