Information about #AB42B4 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AB42B4 belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(171, 66, 180) — 67.1% red, 25.9% green, 70.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 45 / 0 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AB42B4 reads as a confidently colored electric magenta and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Moderate Magenta (#A84AA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Purply (#983FB2) and Moderate Heliotrope (#9C4AA8).

The recipe behind #AB42B4 is rgb(171, 66, 180), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AB42B4: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AB42B4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AB42B4 color variations

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

#AB42B4 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AB42B4 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AB42B4 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AB42B4 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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#AB42B4 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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#42B371
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#84B342
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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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#B3A942
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#42B3A9
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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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#B3424B
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#4BB342
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#42B3A9
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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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Nearest named colors to #AB42B4

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

Moderate Magenta color link
Moderate Magenta

#A84AA8

Purply color link
Purply

#983FB2

Moderate Heliotrope color link
Moderate Heliotrope

#9C4AA8

Purple Flower color link
Purple Flower

#A74AC7

Ugly Purple color link
Ugly Purple

#A442A0

Purple Plum color link
Purple Plum

#9C51B6

Purpureus color link
Purpureus

#9A4EAE

Moderate Orchid color link
Moderate Orchid

#A84A9C

Deep Lilac color link
Deep Lilac

#9955BB

Byzantine color link
Byzantine

#BD33A4

Moderate Mulberry color link
Moderate Mulberry

#914AA8

Purpley Pink color link
Purpley Pink

#C83CB9

#AB42B4 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB42B4
  • RGB171, 66, 180
  • CMYK4, 45, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(171, 66, 180)
  • HSL295°, 46%, 48%
  • HSL Precise295.263°, 46.341%, 48.235%
  • HSV295°, 63%, 71%
  • HSB295°, 63%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.259, 0.706)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.259, 0.706, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.259, 0.706)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAB42B4
  • DECIMAL ID11223732
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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