Information about #AB37BD color

#AB37BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AB37BD falls into the Magenta Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(171, 55, 189) — 67.1% red, 21.6% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 53 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AB37BD presents itself as a confidently colored magenta — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Purple Flower (#A74AC7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Purply (#983FB2) and Dark Orchid (#9932CC).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 55, 189) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. No one has named #AB37BD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AB37BD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AB37BD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AB37BD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AB37BD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AB37BD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AB37BD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#37BE68
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#8CBE37
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#378CBE
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Nearest named colors to #AB37BD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Purple Flower color link
Purple Flower

#A74AC7

Purply color link
Purply

#983FB2

Dark Orchid color link
Dark Orchid

#9932CC

Barney color link
Barney

#AC1DB8

Moderate Magenta color link
Moderate Magenta

#A84AA8

Purpley Pink color link
Purpley Pink

#C83CB9

Purple Plum color link
Purple Plum

#9C51B6

Byzantine color link
Byzantine

#BD33A4

Ugly Purple color link
Ugly Purple

#A442A0

Moderate Heliotrope color link
Moderate Heliotrope

#9C4AA8

Purpureus color link
Purpureus

#9A4EAE

Deep Lilac color link
Deep Lilac

#9955BB

#AB37BD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB37BD
  • RGB171, 55, 189
  • CMYK7, 53, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(171, 55, 189)
  • HSL292°, 55%, 48%
  • HSL Precise291.94°, 54.918%, 47.843%
  • HSV292°, 71%, 74%
  • HSB292°, 71%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.216, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.216, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.216, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAB37BD
  • DECIMAL ID11220925
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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