What color is #AB9BBC?

#AB9BBC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9BBC?

The RGB value is 171, 155, 188: 171 red, 155 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9BBC?

The complementary color is #ACBC9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9BBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9BBC color

#AB9BBC rgb(171, 155, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB9BBC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 60.8% green and 73.7% blue (171, 155, 188).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#AB9BBC color codes

HEX	`#AB9BBC`
RGB	`rgb(171, 155, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 18%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.31, 12.21, -14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.31, 19.26, 309.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.591, 35.732, 52.484)`
Decimal	`11246524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9BBC, 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 #AB9BBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9BBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #AB9BBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9bbc; }
.text { color: #ab9bbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9bbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 155 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9bbc, #bc9bbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AB9BBC?: #AB9BBC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9BBC?: The RGB value is 171, 155, 188: 171 red, 155 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9BBC?: The complementary color is #ACBC9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9BBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.