Information about #AB87A4 color

#AB87A4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AB87A4 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 135, 164) — 67.1% red, 52.9% green, 64.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 3 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AB87A4 reads as a calm, restrained electric magenta and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Heather (#A484AC) and Grayish Magenta (#A87DA8).

The recipe behind #AB87A4 is rgb(171, 135, 164), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AB87A4: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AB87A4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AB87A4 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AB87A4 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AB87A4 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AB87A4 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AB87A4 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A486AB

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#AB87A4 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#87ABA0
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#92AB87
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#ABA087
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Nearest named colors to #AB87A4

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Grayish Magenta color link
Grayish Magenta

#A87DA8

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Grayish Fuchsia color link
Grayish Fuchsia

#A87D9E

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Deep Amethyst color link
Deep Amethyst

#9C8AA4

Grayish Mulberry color link
Grayish Mulberry

#9E7DA8

#AB87A4 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB87A4
  • RGB171, 135, 164
  • CMYK0, 14, 3, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 135, 164)
  • HSL312°, 18%, 60%
  • HSL Precise311.667°, 17.647%, 60%
  • HSV312°, 21%, 67%
  • HSB312°, 21%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.529, 0.643)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.529, 0.643, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.529, 0.643)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.3%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAB87A4
  • DECIMAL ID11241380
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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