Information about #AB76C6 color

#AB76C6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AB76C6 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(171, 118, 198) — 67.1% red, 46.3% green, 77.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 31 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AB76C6 is a clearly saturated twilight violet that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rich Lavender (#A76BCF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are African Violet (#B284BE) and Soft Purple (#A66FB5).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 118, 198) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AB76C6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.4:1. No one has named #AB76C6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AB76C6 color variations

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

#AB76C6 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AB76C6

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB76C6
  • RGB171, 118, 198
  • CMYK11, 31, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(171, 118, 198)
  • HSL280°, 41%, 62%
  • HSL Precise279.75°, 41.237%, 61.961%
  • HSV280°, 40%, 78%
  • HSB280°, 40%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.463, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.463, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.463, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAB76C6
  • DECIMAL ID11237062
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01