Close to Lavender Purple
#AB83BD
#AB83BD is a light, muted purple, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 51.4% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 281°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AB83BD.
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 #AB83BD as they’d see it.
#AB83BD 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 #AB83BD
What color is #AB83BD?
#AB83BD is a light, muted purple, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 51.4% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 281°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AB83BD in RGB?
#AB83BD is rgb(171, 131, 189): 171 red, 131 green, and 189 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AB83BD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(10, 31, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AB83BD?
PANTONE 2639 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AB83BD?
Its complement #749C63 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.