#ab6fdb Color Information

#ab6fdb Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ab6fdb. In RGB, it consists of 67.1% Red, 43.5% Green, and 85.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 21.9% Cyan, 49.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 273.3°, with saturation of 60% and lightness of 64.7%. The decimal value for #ab6fdb is 11235291, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9966cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ab6fdb is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#ab6fdb Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color171, 111, 219 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.1%, 43.5%, 85.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.329, 0.565, 0.141 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.219, 0.493, 0, 0.141 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color273.3°, 60.0%, 64.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color273.3°, 49.3%, 85.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color35.265, 25.141, 70.012 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color171, 111, 219 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11235291 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color57.213, 43.713, -46.395 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)57.213, 63.744, 313.295 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color57.213, 21.415, -77.948 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color50.141, 37.796, -47.688 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.270, 0.193, 25.141 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289425371 / 0xffab6fdb Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9966cc Copy
Last Updated: December 10, 2024

Shades of #ab6fdb

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ab6fdb, its pure hue is 273.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 60.0%, and its lightness is 64.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ab6fdb, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #150e1b to #9661c0.

Tints of #ab6fdb

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ab6fdb, its pure hue is 273.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 60.0%, and its lightness is 64.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ab6fdb, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b681e0 to #f5edfb.

Tones of #ab6fdb

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ab6fdb, its pure hue is 273.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 60.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ab6fdb, which range from #a5a5a5 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #af4bff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ab6fdb

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ab6fdb! For #ab6fdb, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ab6fdb. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ab6fdb

This color, #ab6fdb, consists of 67.1% Red, 43.5% Green, and 85.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 171, Green = 111, Blue = 219. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ab6fdb is 21.9% Cyan, 49.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.1%
C21.9%
G43.5%
M49.3%
B85.9%
Y0.0%
K14.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 171 111 219
Octal 253 157 333
Hexa #ab #6f #db
Binary 10101011 01101111 11011011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 21 49 0 14
Octal 25 61 0 16
Hexa #15 #31 #00 #0e
Binary 00010101 00110001 00000000 00001110

Analogous Colors of #ab6fdb

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ab6fdb — which has hue 273.3° — its analogous colors are located at 243.3° and 303.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab6fdb.

Triadic Colors of #ab6fdb

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ab6fdb — which has hue 273.3° — its triadic colors are located at 33.3° and 273.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab6fdb.

Complementary Color of #ab6fdb

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ab6fdb — which has hue 273.3° — its complementary color is located at 93.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab6fdb.

Split Complementary Colors of #ab6fdb

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ab6fdb — which has hue 273.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 63.3° and 273.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab6fdb.

Tetradic Colors of #ab6fdb

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ab6fdb — which has hue 273.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 183.3°, 273.3°, 3.3°, and 93.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab6fdb.

Monochromatic Colors of #ab6fdb

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ab6fdb, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #7d48a8 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d6aef6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ab6fdb

We want to make getting started with #ab6fdb on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ab6fdb into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ab6fdb can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ab6fdb with other HTML elements.

#ab6fdb Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ab6fdb.
<span style="color: #ab6fdb;">The color of this text is #ab6fdb.</span>

#ab6fdb Background Color

The background color for this text is #ab6fdb.
<div style="background-color: #ab6fdb; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ab6fdb.</div>

#ab6fdb Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ab6fdb.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ab6fdb;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ab6fdb.</span>

#ab6fdb Border Color

This is a div with border color #ab6fdb.
<div style="border: #ab6fdb 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ab6fdb.</div>

#ab6fdb Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ab6fdb on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ab6fdb; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ab6fdb on a white background.</div></div>

#ab6fdb Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ab6fdb on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ab6fdb; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ab6fdb on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ab6fdb to White

This is a gradient from #ab6fdb to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ab6fdb,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ab6fdb,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ab6fdb,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ab6fdb,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ab6fdb to white.</div>

Gradient from #ab6fdb to Black

This is a gradient from #ab6fdb to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ab6fdb,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ab6fdb,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ab6fdb,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ab6fdb,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ab6fdb to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ab6fdb

In addition to using #ab6fdb on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ab6fdb in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ab6fdb, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 171, Green = 111, Blue = 219). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ab6fdb in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ab6fdb
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(171, 111, 219)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ab6fdb; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ab6fdb; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ab6fdb; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(171, 111, 219);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ab6fdb")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:171, green:111, blue:219, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:171 green:111 blue:219 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(171f, 111f, 219f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(171, 111, 219);
 

#ab6fdb Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ab6fdb the same way. For those with color blindness, #ab6fdb might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ab6fdb looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ab6fdb is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ab6fdb looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ab6fdb will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ab6fdb is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.5:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ab6fdb would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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