Close to Medium Orchid
#AB56DA
#AB56DA is a mid-tone, rich purple, close to the color Medium Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 33.7% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 279°, with 64% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AB56DA.
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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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AB56DA as they’d see it.
#AB56DA in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AB56DA
What color is #AB56DA?
#AB56DA is a mid-tone, rich purple, close to the color Medium Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 33.7% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 279°, with 64% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AB56DA in RGB?
#AB56DA is rgb(171, 86, 218): 171 red, 86 green, and 218 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AB56DA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(22, 61, 0, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AB56DA?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AB56DA?
Its complement #398E06 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.