#ab8ff7 Color Information

#ab8ff7 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 #ab8ff7. In RGB, it consists of 67.1% Red, 56.1% Green, and 96.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 30.8% Cyan, 42.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 3.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 256.2°, with saturation of 86.7% and lightness of 76.5%. The decimal value for #ab8ff7 is 11243511, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ab8ff7 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#ab8ff7 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color171, 143, 247 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.1%, 56.1%, 96.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.329, 0.439, 0.031 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.308, 0.421, 0, 0.031 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color256.2°, 86.7%, 76.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color256.2°, 42.1%, 96.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color43.406, 35.018, 92.467 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color171, 143, 247 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11243511 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color65.763, 32.614, -48.426 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)65.763, 58.385, 303.959 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color65.763, 6.299, -81.933 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color59.176, 27.371, -51.222 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.254, 0.205, 35.018 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289433591 / 0xffab8ff7 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999ff Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #ab8ff7

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ab8ff7, its pure hue is 256.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.7%, and its lightness is 76.5%. 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 #ab8ff7, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #15121f to #967dd8.

Tints of #ab8ff7

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ab8ff7, its pure hue is 256.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.7%, and its lightness is 76.5%. 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 #ab8ff7, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b69df8 to #f5f1fe.

Tones of #ab8ff7

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ab8ff7, its pure hue is 256.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.7%, 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 #ab8ff7, which range from #c3c3c3 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a787ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ab8ff7

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ab8ff7! For #ab8ff7, 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, #ab8ff7. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ab8ff7

This color, #ab8ff7, consists of 67.1% Red, 56.1% Green, and 96.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 171, Green = 143, Blue = 247. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ab8ff7 is 30.8% Cyan, 42.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 3.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.1%
C30.8%
G56.1%
M42.1%
B96.9%
Y0.0%
K3.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 171 143 247
Octal 253 217 367
Hexa #ab #8f #f7
Binary 10101011 10001111 11110111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 30 42 0 3
Octal 36 52 0 3
Hexa #1e #2a #00 #03
Binary 00011110 00101010 00000000 00000011

Analogous Colors of #ab8ff7

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ab8ff7 — which has hue 256.2° — its analogous colors are located at 226.2° and 286.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab8ff7.

Triadic Colors of #ab8ff7

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 #ab8ff7 — which has hue 256.2° — its triadic colors are located at 16.2° and 256.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab8ff7.

Complementary Color of #ab8ff7

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ab8ff7 — which has hue 256.2° — its complementary color is located at 76.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab8ff7.

Split Complementary Colors of #ab8ff7

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 #ab8ff7 — which has hue 256.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 46.2° and 256.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab8ff7.

Tetradic Colors of #ab8ff7

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 #ab8ff7 — which has hue 256.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 166.2°, 256.2°, 346.2°, and 76.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab8ff7.

Monochromatic Colors of #ab8ff7

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ab8ff7, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #845ded — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d4c5fd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ab8ff7

We want to make getting started with #ab8ff7 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ab8ff7 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ab8ff7 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 #ab8ff7 with other HTML elements.

#ab8ff7 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ab8ff7.
<span style="color: #ab8ff7;">The color of this text is #ab8ff7.</span>

#ab8ff7 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ab8ff7.
<div style="background-color: #ab8ff7; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ab8ff7.</div>

#ab8ff7 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ab8ff7.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ab8ff7;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ab8ff7.</span>

#ab8ff7 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ab8ff7.
<div style="border: #ab8ff7 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ab8ff7.</div>

#ab8ff7 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ab8ff7 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ab8ff7; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ab8ff7 on a white background.</div></div>

#ab8ff7 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ab8ff7 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ab8ff7; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ab8ff7 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ab8ff7 to White

This is a gradient from #ab8ff7 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ab8ff7,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ab8ff7,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ab8ff7,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ab8ff7,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ab8ff7 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ab8ff7 to Black

This is a gradient from #ab8ff7 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ab8ff7,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ab8ff7,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ab8ff7,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ab8ff7,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ab8ff7 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ab8ff7

In addition to using #ab8ff7 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 #ab8ff7 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ab8ff7, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 171, Green = 143, Blue = 247). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ab8ff7 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 #ab8ff7
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(171, 143, 247)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ab8ff7; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ab8ff7; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ab8ff7; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(171, 143, 247);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ab8ff7")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:171, green:143, blue:247, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:171 green:143 blue:247 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(171f, 143f, 247f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(171, 143, 247);
 

#ab8ff7 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ab8ff7 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ab8ff7 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ab8ff7 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ab8ff7 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 #ab8ff7 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 #ab8ff7 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 #ab8ff7 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 2.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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