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#AB97FF closest to Dreamy Candy Forest

#AB97FF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 59.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(171, 151, 255)). Its HSL value is 252° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 33% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #AB97FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.60:1.

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Variations of #AB97FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AB97FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AB97FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AB97FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #78A4FC
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #77A8FF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #87A3FF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #78A4FC
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8AA0FE
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #97AABF
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A59FE4
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A2C1

#AB97FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#AB97FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.60:1 Very good#AB97FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AB97FF in CSS

/* Dreamy Candy Forest */
.color { color: #AB97FF; }
.background { background-color: #AB97FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AB97FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 151 255);
color: hsl(252 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.736 0.148 291.2);

#AB97FF FAQ

What color is #AB97FF?

#AB97FF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AB97FF?

#AB97FF is rgb(171, 151, 255) in RGB, hsl(252, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(33%, 41%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AB97FF?

The complementary color of #AB97FF is #EBFF97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AB97FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #AB97FF: 8.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AB97FF a warm or cool color?

#AB97FF is a cool color.