What color is #AB96C6?

#AB96C6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB96C6?

The RGB value is 171, 150, 198: 171 red, 150 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB96C6?

The complementary color is #B1C696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB96C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB96C6 color

#AB96C6 rgb(171, 150, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB96C6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 58.8% green and 77.6% blue (171, 150, 198).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#AB96C6 color codes

HEX	`#AB96C6`
RGB	`rgb(171, 150, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 58.8%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 24%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.4, 17.15, -21.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.4, 27.79, 308.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.892, 34.548, 58.087)`
Decimal	`11245254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB96C6, 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 #AB96C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB96C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #AB96C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab96c6; }
.text { color: #ab96c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab96c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 150 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab96c6, #c396c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AB96C6?: #AB96C6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB96C6?: The RGB value is 171, 150, 198: 171 red, 150 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB96C6?: The complementary color is #B1C696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB96C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.