Information about #AB9CC2 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AB9CC2 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 156, 194) — 67.1% red, 61.2% green, 76.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 15 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AB9CC2 is a calm, restrained violet that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Abbey Road (#AFA8BC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wistful (#A29ECD) and Pastel Purple (#B39EB5).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 156, 194) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. No one has named #AB9CC2 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AB9CC2 color variations

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

#AB9CC2 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AB9CC2 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#645082

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Black

#000000

#AB9CC2 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AB9CC2 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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#AB9CC2 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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#B4C39D
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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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#A1C39D
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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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#9DA1C3
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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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#C3AC9D
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#9DC3AC
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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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#C39DB4
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#B4C39D
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#9DC3AC
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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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#C39DA1
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#B4C39D
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#9DC3BF
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Nearest named colors to #AB9CC2

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

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Pastel Purple color link
Pastel Purple

#B39EB5

Biloba Flower color link
Biloba Flower

#AE99D2

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Wonderland color link
Wonderland

#BB97BB

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

#AB9CC2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB9CC2
  • RGB171, 156, 194
  • CMYK9, 15, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(171, 156, 194)
  • HSL264°, 24%, 69%
  • HSL Precise263.684°, 23.75%, 68.627%
  • HSV264°, 20%, 76%
  • HSB264°, 20%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.612, 0.761)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.612, 0.761, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.612, 0.761)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAB9CC2
  • DECIMAL ID11246786
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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