Close to Dark Magenta
#AB00A1
#AB00A1 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 0% green, and 63.1% blue. Its hue is 304°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AB00A1.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.47:1 AABlack text on this color
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6.47:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.25:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AB00A1 as they’d see it.
#AB00A1 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AB00A1
What color is #AB00A1?
#AB00A1 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 0% green, and 63.1% blue. Its hue is 304°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #AB00A1 in RGB?
#AB00A1 is rgb(171, 0, 161): 171 red, 0 green, and 161 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AB00A1 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 6, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AB00A1?
PANTONE 2568 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AB00A1?
Its complement #006E04 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.