What color is #AB7EA8?

#AB7EA8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB7EA8?

The RGB value is 171, 126, 168: 171 red, 126 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB7EA8?

The complementary color is #7EAB81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB7EA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB7EA8 color

#AB7EA8 rgb(171, 126, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB7EA8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 49.4% green and 65.9% blue (171, 126, 168).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#AB7EA8 color codes

HEX	`#AB7EA8`
RGB	`rgb(171, 126, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 49.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.42, 24.58, -15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.42, 29.06, 327.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.323, 26.408, 40.485)`
Decimal	`11239080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB7EA8, 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 #AB7EA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB7EA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #AB7EA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab7ea8; }
.text { color: #ab7ea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab7ea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 126 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab7ea8, #ab7e92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB7EA8?: #AB7EA8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB7EA8?: The RGB value is 171, 126, 168: 171 red, 126 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB7EA8?: The complementary color is #7EAB81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB7EA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.