Information about #AB88BC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AB88BC is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 136, 188) — 67.1% red, 53.3% green, 73.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 20 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AB88BC presents itself as a moderately toned blue-purple violet — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from East Side (#AA8CBC). Slightly further away sit African Violet (#B284BE) and Cool Violet (#A189BA).

The recipe behind #AB88BC is rgb(171, 136, 188), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AB88BC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AB88BC color variations

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

#AB88BC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AB88BC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AB88BC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AB88BC 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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#AB88BC 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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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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#9289BD
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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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Nearest named colors to #AB88BC

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

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

African Violet color link
African Violet

#B284BE

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Wonderland color link
Wonderland

#BB97BB

Grayish Magenta color link
Grayish Magenta

#A87DA8

Sabrina Violet color link
Sabrina Violet

#A285D1

#AB88BC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB88BC
  • RGB171, 136, 188
  • CMYK7, 20, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(171, 136, 188)
  • HSL280°, 28%, 64%
  • HSL Precise280.385°, 27.957%, 63.529%
  • HSV280°, 28%, 74%
  • HSB280°, 28%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.533, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.533, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.533, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAB88BC
  • DECIMAL ID11241660
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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