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#AB05BC — Vivid Pink

#AB05BC is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #AB05BC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AB05BC is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #17BD05; it also sits naturally between #4E05BD and #BD0573. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AB05BC · RGB 171, 5, 188

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Color values

HEX#AB05BC
RGB171, 5, 188
HSL294°, 95%, 38%
HSV294°, 97%, 74%
CMYK9%, 97%, 0%, 26%
XYZ25.93, 12.40, 48.60
Yxy12.40, 0.2983, 0.1426
CIE-Lab41.84, 74.95, -53.12
Hunter Lab35.21, 72.84, -61.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 2% · Blue 74%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #AB05BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AB05BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AB05BC

.text { color: #AB05BC; }
.background { background-color: #AB05BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AB05BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 5, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 95%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AB05BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 5, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AB05BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 5, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AB05BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AB05BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AB05BC

#9D04AE#8B049A#7E048B#6C0377#5E0368#51025A#3F0246#310137#1F0123#120114

Tints of #AB05BC

#C506DB#E006F9#E31FF9#E73DFA#EB5BFB#EE79FC#F297FC#F5AFFD#F9CDFE#FDEBFE

Tones of #AB05BC

#A012AF#961FA3#8B2D95#813989#76477B#6C536E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #17BD05:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.04:1 AA
Against black text3.48:1 AA large only

Best text color on #AB05BC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AB05BC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AB05BC: ·

How #AB05BC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #636290Deuteranopia · #6D7985Tritanopia · #A36D65

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AB05BC rather than the exact color:

Palette 8100d1
#8100D1 · #B500B2 · #FF52A0 · #FFA47F
Crimson Cinder
#A011B8 · #EA21C8 · #EF55A5 · #F7AABA
Tranquil Summit
#235EE8 · #2314D2 · #7524D7 · #A613C4
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Palette F5eeee
#F5EEEE · #EA21A2 · #AF05AA · #171313
Ruby Cascade
#5003C0 · #AB03A9 · #FF467A · #FFD51E

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B500B2#A011B8#A613C4#B115B9#AF05AA#AB03A9#AF16CA#B20FA7#B715CE#B41CB1#B61AAE#A412D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AB05BB  ·  #AB05BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AB05BC?

#AB05BC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 171, 5, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AB05BC?

#AB05BC is RGB 171, 5, 188 — HSL 294°, 95%, 38% — CMYK 9%, 97%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #AB05BC?

Its complement is #17BD05; analogous partners are #4E05BD and #BD0573. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AB05BC for text?

White text on #AB05BC has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.48:1.