Palettes / Colors / #AB2FCA

#AB2FCA — Purple

#AB2FCA is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #AB2FCA 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.

#AB2FCA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #4ECA2F; it also sits naturally between #5E2FCA and #CA2F9C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 18% · Blue 79%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AB2FCA

.text { color: #AB2FCA; }
.background { background-color: #AB2FCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AB2FCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 47, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 62%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AB2FCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 47, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AB2FCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 47, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AB2FCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AB2FCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4ECA2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AB2FCA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AB2FCA

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:

How #AB2FCA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AB2FCA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AB2FC9  ·  #AB2FCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AB2FCA?

#AB2FCA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 171, 47, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AB2FCA?

#AB2FCA is RGB 171, 47, 202 — HSL 288°, 62%, 49% — CMYK 15%, 77%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #AB2FCA?

Its complement is #4ECA2F; analogous partners are #5E2FCA and #CA2F9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AB2FCA for text?

White text on #AB2FCA has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.99:1.