What color is #AB95BB?

#AB95BB 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 #AB95BB?

The RGB value is 171, 149, 187: 171 red, 149 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB95BB?

The complementary color is #A5BB95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB95BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB95BB color

#AB95BB rgb(171, 149, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB95BB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 58.4% green and 73.3% blue (171, 149, 187).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#AB95BB color codes

HEX	`#AB95BB`
RGB	`rgb(171, 149, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 58.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 20%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.76, 15.38, -16.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.76, 22.69, 312.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.51, 33.741, 51.593)`
Decimal	`11244987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB95BB, 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 #AB95BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB95BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #AB95BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab95bb; }
.text { color: #ab95bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab95bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 149 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab95bb, #bb95b8); }

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Questions

What color is #AB95BB?: #AB95BB 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 #AB95BB?: The RGB value is 171, 149, 187: 171 red, 149 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB95BB?: The complementary color is #A5BB95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB95BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.