What color is #AB92BA?

#AB92BA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB92BA?

The RGB value is 171, 146, 186: 171 red, 146 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB92BA?

The complementary color is #A1BA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB92BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB92BA color

#AB92BA rgb(171, 146, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB92BA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 57.3% green and 72.9% blue (171, 146, 186).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#AB92BA color codes

HEX	`#AB92BA`
RGB	`rgb(171, 146, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 57.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 22%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.97, 16.86, -17.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.97, 24.17, 314.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.935, 32.761, 50.875)`
Decimal	`11244218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB92BA, 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 #AB92BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB92BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #AB92BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab92ba; }
.text { color: #ab92ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab92ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 146 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab92ba, #ba92b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AB92BA?: #AB92BA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB92BA?: The RGB value is 171, 146, 186: 171 red, 146 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB92BA?: The complementary color is #A1BA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB92BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.