What color is #AB8FB4?

#AB8FB4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB8FB4?

The RGB value is 171, 143, 180: 171 red, 143 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB8FB4?

The complementary color is #98B48F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8FB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB8FB4 color

#AB8FB4 rgb(171, 143, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB8FB4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 56.1% green and 70.6% blue (171, 143, 180).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#AB8FB4 color codes

HEX	`#AB8FB4`
RGB	`rgb(171, 143, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 56.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 21%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.01, 17.32, -15.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.01, 23.17, 318.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.854, 31.599, 47.434)`
Decimal	`11243444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB8FB4, 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 #AB8FB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB8FB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AB8FB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8fb4; }
.text { color: #ab8fb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8fb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 143 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8fb4, #b48fab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB8FB4?: #AB8FB4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB8FB4?: The RGB value is 171, 143, 180: 171 red, 143 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB8FB4?: The complementary color is #98B48F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8FB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.