What color is #AB82B6?

#AB82B6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB82B6?

The RGB value is 171, 130, 182: 171 red, 130 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB82B6?

The complementary color is #8DB682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB82B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB82B6 color

#AB82B6 rgb(171, 130, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB82B6 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 51% green and 71.4% blue (171, 130, 182).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 26% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#AB82B6 color codes

HEX	`#AB82B6`
RGB	`rgb(171, 130, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 51%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 26%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 29%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 29%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, 25.09, -21.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 32.89, 319.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.22, 28.001, 47.902)`
Decimal	`11240118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB82B6, 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 #AB82B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB82B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #AB82B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab82b6; }
.text { color: #ab82b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab82b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 130 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab82b6, #b682a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB82B6?: #AB82B6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB82B6?: The RGB value is 171, 130, 182: 171 red, 130 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB82B6?: The complementary color is #8DB682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB82B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.