What color is #AB9CCA?

#AB9CCA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9CCA?

The RGB value is 171, 156, 202: 171 red, 156 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9CCA?

The complementary color is #BBCA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9CCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9CCA color

#AB9CCA rgb(171, 156, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB9CCA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 61.2% green and 79.2% blue (171, 156, 202).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#AB9CCA color codes

HEX	`#AB9CCA`
RGB	`rgb(171, 156, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 61.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.05, 14.65, -21.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.05, 26.08, 304.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.342, 36.699, 60.877)`
Decimal	`11246794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9CCA, 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 #AB9CCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9CCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #AB9CCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9cca; }
.text { color: #ab9cca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9cca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 156 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9cca, #c29cca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AB9CCA?: #AB9CCA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9CCA?: The RGB value is 171, 156, 202: 171 red, 156 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9CCA?: The complementary color is #BBCA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9CCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.