What color is #AB96FD?

#AB96FD is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB96FD?

The RGB value is 171, 150, 253: 171 red, 150 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB96FD?

The complementary color is #E8FD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB96FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB96FD color

#AB96FD rgb(171, 150, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AB96FD is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 58.8% green and 99.2% blue (171, 150, 253).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 96% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#AB96FD color codes

HEX	`#AB96FD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 150, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 58.8%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 96%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 41%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 41%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.7, 30.16, -48.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.7, 57.24, 301.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.426, 37.562, 97.766)`
Decimal	`11245309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB96FD, 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 #AB96FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB96FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #AB96FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab96fd; }
.text { color: #ab96fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab96fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 150 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab96fd, #df96fd); }

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Questions

What color is #AB96FD?: #AB96FD is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB96FD?: The RGB value is 171, 150, 253: 171 red, 150 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB96FD?: The complementary color is #E8FD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB96FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.