Information about #AB71CB color
Basic facts about this digital color
#AB71CB presents itself as a clearly saturated twilight violet — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rich Lavender (#A76BCF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Grape (#A16AD1) and Julie's Lavender (#A767D5).
In RGB terms — rgb(171, 113, 203) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AB71CB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. No one has named #AB71CB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#AB71CB color variations
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#AB71CB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AB71CB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AB71CB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AB71CB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AB71CB 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AB71CB color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #AB71CB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A76BCF
#A16AD1
#A767D5
#B666D2
#9966CC
#A66FB5
#A285D1
#966FD6
#9470C4
#B284BE
#C46DC4
#9370DB
#AB71CB color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AB71CB
- RGB171, 113, 203
- CMYK13, 35, 0, 20
- CSSrgb(171, 113, 203)
- HSL279°, 46%, 62%
- HSL Precise278.667°, 46.392%, 61.961%
- HSV279°, 44%, 80%
- HSB279°, 44%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.443
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
- GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.443, 0.796)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.443, 0.796, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.443, 0.796)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAB71CB
- DECIMAL ID11235787
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited3 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
