#ab52ef Color Information

#ab52ef 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 #ab52ef. In RGB, it consists of 67.1% Red, 32.2% Green, and 93.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 28.5% Cyan, 65.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 274.0°, with saturation of 83.1% and lightness of 62.9%. The decimal value for #ab52ef is 11227887, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9966ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ab52ef 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#ab52ef Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color171, 82, 239 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.1%, 32.2%, 93.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.329, 0.678, 0.063 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.285, 0.657, 0, 0.063 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color274.0°, 83.1%, 62.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color274.0°, 65.7%, 93.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color35.392, 20.924, 83.835 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color171, 82, 239 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11227887 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color52.867, 62.875, -64.574 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)52.867, 90.128, 314.237 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color52.867, 25.983, -106.436 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color45.743, 58.056, -76.642 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.253, 0.149, 20.924 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289417967 / 0xffab52ef Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9966ff Copy
Last Updated: July 4, 2025

Shades of #ab52ef

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ab52ef, its pure hue is 274.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.1%, and its lightness is 62.9%. 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 #ab52ef, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #150a1e to #9648d1.

Tints of #ab52ef

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ab52ef, its pure hue is 274.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.1%, and its lightness is 62.9%. 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 #ab52ef, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b668f1 to #f5e9fd.

Tones of #ab52ef

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ab52ef, its pure hue is 274.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.1%, 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 #ab52ef, which range from #a1a1a1 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ad42ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ab52ef

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ab52ef! For #ab52ef, 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, #ab52ef. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ab52ef

This color, #ab52ef, consists of 67.1% Red, 32.2% Green, and 93.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 171, Green = 82, Blue = 239. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ab52ef is 28.5% Cyan, 65.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.1%
C28.5%
G32.2%
M65.7%
B93.7%
Y0.0%
K6.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 171 82 239
Octal 253 122 357
Hexa #ab #52 #ef
Binary 10101011 01010010 11101111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 28 65 0 6
Octal 34 101 0 6
Hexa #1c #41 #00 #06
Binary 00011100 01000001 00000000 00000110

Analogous Colors of #ab52ef

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ab52ef — which has hue 274.0° — its analogous colors are located at 244.0° and 304.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab52ef.

Triadic Colors of #ab52ef

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 #ab52ef — which has hue 274.0° — its triadic colors are located at 34.0° and 274.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab52ef.

Complementary Color of #ab52ef

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ab52ef — which has hue 274.0° — its complementary color is located at 94.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab52ef.

Split Complementary Colors of #ab52ef

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 #ab52ef — which has hue 274.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 64.0° and 274.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab52ef.

Tetradic Colors of #ab52ef

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 #ab52ef — which has hue 274.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 184.0°, 274.0°, 4.0°, and 94.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab52ef.

Monochromatic Colors of #ab52ef

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ab52ef, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #7d1dc6 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d6a5fb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ab52ef

We want to make getting started with #ab52ef on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ab52ef into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ab52ef 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 #ab52ef with other HTML elements.

#ab52ef Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ab52ef.
<span style="color: #ab52ef;">The color of this text is #ab52ef.</span>

#ab52ef Background Color

The background color for this text is #ab52ef.
<div style="background-color: #ab52ef; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ab52ef.</div>

#ab52ef Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ab52ef.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ab52ef;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ab52ef.</span>

#ab52ef Border Color

This is a div with border color #ab52ef.
<div style="border: #ab52ef 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ab52ef.</div>

#ab52ef Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ab52ef on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ab52ef; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ab52ef on a white background.</div></div>

#ab52ef Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ab52ef on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ab52ef; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ab52ef on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ab52ef to White

This is a gradient from #ab52ef to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ab52ef,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ab52ef,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ab52ef,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ab52ef,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ab52ef to white.</div>

Gradient from #ab52ef to Black

This is a gradient from #ab52ef to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ab52ef,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ab52ef,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ab52ef,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ab52ef,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ab52ef to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ab52ef

In addition to using #ab52ef 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 #ab52ef in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ab52ef, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 171, Green = 82, Blue = 239). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ab52ef 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 #ab52ef
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(171, 82, 239)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ab52ef; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ab52ef; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ab52ef; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(171, 82, 239);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ab52ef")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:171, green:82, blue:239, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:171 green:82 blue:239 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(171f, 82f, 239f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(171, 82, 239);
 

#ab52ef Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ab52ef the same way. For those with color blindness, #ab52ef might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ab52ef looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ab52ef 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 #ab52ef 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 #ab52ef 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 #ab52ef 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 4.1:1 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 #ab52ef 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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