Information about #AB80AB color

#AB80AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AB80AB falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 128, 171) — 67.1% red, 50.2% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AB80AB reads as a gently muted magenta and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 a hair away from Grayish Magenta (#A87DA8). Slightly further away sit Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8) and Heather (#A484AC).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 128, 171) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AB80AB: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. No one has named #AB80AB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AB80AB color variations

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

#AB80AB 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 #AB80AB

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

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB80AB
  • RGB171, 128, 171
  • CMYK0, 17, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 128, 171)
  • HSL300°, 20%, 59%
  • HSL Precise300°, 20.379%, 58.627%
  • HSV300°, 25%, 67%
  • HSB300°, 25%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.502, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.502, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.502, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAB80AB
  • DECIMAL ID11239595
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01