All About Color #AB40CE

#AB40CE

About #AB40CE

#AB40CE is a medium purple color with the hex code #AB40CE. In RGB it is red 171, green 64, blue 206; in HSL it is hue 285°, saturation 59%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 17%, 69%, 0%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 4.82:1 on white and 4.36:1 on black.

#AB40CE Color Conversion

Hex tripletAB, 40, CE
CMYK16.99%, 68.93%, 0.00%, 19.22%
RGB Decimal171, 64, 206
HSL285°, 59%, 53%
RGB Octal253, 100, 316
HSV (HSB)285.21°, 68.93%, 80.78%
RGB Binary10101011, 1000000, 11001110
CIE-L*AB47.98, 63.77, -53.71
RGB Percent67.06%, 25.10%, 80.78%
CIE-L*CH47.98, 83.37, 319.89
XYZ29.77, 16.78, 60.06
CIE-L*UV47.98, 37.48, -88.07
xyY0.28, 0.16, 16.78
Hunter-Lab40.96, 58.03, -58.26
RYB67.06%, 25.10%, 80.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AB40CE on a dark background: contrast 4.36:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#AB40CE on a light background: contrast 4.82:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AB40CE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#AB40CE · #CB89E1 · #74258E · #64CE40 · #9FE189

Analogous palette

#4064CE · #6440CE · #AB40CE · #CE40AB · #CE4064

Triadic palette

#AB40CE · #CEAB40 · #40CEAB · #CB89E1 · #E1CB89

Tetradic palette

#AB40CE · #CE6440 · #64CE40 · #40ABCE · #74258E

Monochromatic palette

#4C185D · #7D289A · #AB40CE · #C57DDE · #E0BAED

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