All About Color #AB8BCB

#AB8BCB

About #AB8BCB

#AB8BCB is a light purple color with the hex code #AB8BCB. In RGB it is red 171, green 139, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 270°, saturation 38%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 16%, 32%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.88:1 on white and 7.29:1 on black.

#AB8BCB Color Conversion

Hex tripletAB, 8B, CB
CMYK15.76%, 31.53%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal171, 139, 203
HSL270°, 38%, 67%
RGB Octal253, 213, 313
HSV (HSB)270.00°, 31.53%, 79.61%
RGB Binary10101011, 10001011, 11001011
CIE-L*AB62.87, 24.48, -28.55
RGB Percent67.06%, 54.51%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH62.87, 37.61, 310.61
XYZ36.81, 31.43, 60.63
CIE-L*UV62.87, 12.65, -47.75
xyY0.29, 0.24, 31.43
Hunter-Lab56.07, 19.06, -24.87
RYB67.06%, 54.51%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AB8BCB on a dark background: contrast 7.29:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#AB8BCB on a light background: contrast 2.88:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AB8BCB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#AB8BCB · #D9CAE7 · #7D4DAC · #ABCB8B · #D9E7CA

Analogous palette

#8BABCB · #8B8BCB · #AB8BCB · #CB8BCB · #CB8BAB

Triadic palette

#AB8BCB · #CBAB8B · #8BCBAB · #D9CAE7 · #E7D9CA

Tetradic palette

#AB8BCB · #CB8B8B · #ABCB8B · #8BCBCB · #7D4DAC

Monochromatic palette

#5E3A82 · #8556B3 · #AB8BCB · #D1C0E3 · #F2EDF7

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