Palettes / Colors / #AB99BD

#AB99BD — Light Dusty Purple

#AB99BD is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #AB99BD 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.

#AB99BD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #ABBD99; it also sits naturally between #9999BD and #BD99BD. 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 60% · Blue 74%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AB99BD

.text { color: #AB99BD; }
.background { background-color: #AB99BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AB99BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 153, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 21%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AB99BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 153, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AB99BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 153, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AB99BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AB99BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABBD99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AB99BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AB99BD

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 #AB99BD 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 #AB99BD 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

← #AB99BC  ·  #AB99BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AB99BD?

#AB99BD is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 171, 153, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AB99BD?

#AB99BD is RGB 171, 153, 189 — HSL 270°, 21%, 67% — CMYK 10%, 19%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #AB99BD?

Its complement is #ABBD99; analogous partners are #9999BD and #BD99BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AB99BD for text?

Black text on #AB99BD has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.62:1.