All About Color #AB8CD9

#AB8CD9

About #AB8CD9

#AB8CD9 is a light purple color with the hex code #AB8CD9. In RGB it is red 171, green 140, blue 217; in HSL it is hue 264°, saturation 50%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 21%, 35%, 0%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 2.81:1 on white and 7.48:1 on black.

#AB8CD9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletAB, 8C, D9
CMYK21.20%, 35.48%, 0.00%, 14.90%
RGB Decimal171, 140, 217
HSL264°, 50%, 70%
RGB Octal253, 214, 331
HSV (HSB)264.16°, 35.48%, 85.10%
RGB Binary10101011, 10001100, 11011001
CIE-L*AB63.69, 27.08, -35.10
RGB Percent67.06%, 54.90%, 85.10%
CIE-L*CH63.69, 44.34, 307.65
XYZ38.70, 32.42, 69.86
CIE-L*UV63.69, 10.65, -58.87
xyY0.27, 0.23, 32.42
Hunter-Lab56.94, 21.66, -32.89
RYB67.06%, 54.90%, 85.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AB8CD9 on a dark background: contrast 7.48:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#AB8CD9 on a light background: contrast 2.81:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AB8CD9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#AB8CD9 · #DDD1F0 · #7847C2 · #BAD98C · #E3F0D1

Analogous palette

#8CBAD9 · #8C94D9 · #AB8CD9 · #D18CD9 · #D98CBA

Triadic palette

#AB8CD9 · #D9AB8C · #8CD9AB · #DDD1F0 · #F0DDD1

Tetradic palette

#AB8CD9 · #D98C94 · #BAD98C · #8CD9D1 · #7847C2

Monochromatic palette

#5C3399 · #8153C6 · #AB8CD9 · #D5C6EC · #F1ECF9

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