Palettes / Colors / #AB54BD

#AB54BD — Muted Pink

#AB54BD is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #AB54BD 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.

#AB54BD is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #67BD56; it also sits naturally between #7856BD and #BD569B. 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 33% · Blue 74%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AB54BD

.text { color: #AB54BD; }
.background { background-color: #AB54BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AB54BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 84, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 44%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AB54BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 84, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AB54BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 84, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AB54BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AB54BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #67BD56:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AB54BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AB54BD

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 #AB54BD 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 #AB54BD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AB54BD?

#AB54BD is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 171, 84, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AB54BD?

#AB54BD is RGB 171, 84, 189 — HSL 290°, 44%, 54% — CMYK 10%, 56%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #AB54BD?

Its complement is #67BD56; analogous partners are #7856BD and #BD569B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AB54BD for text?

Black text on #AB54BD has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.44:1.