#ab0aff

Color #ab0aff

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 17.65 Nearest Tailwind class purple-600 #9810fa · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ab0aff

RGB

rgb(171, 10, 255)

HSL

hsl(279.4, 100%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.4, 96.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.9%, 96.1%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(47.1, 86.23, -82.89)

LCH

lch(47.1, 119.61, 316.13)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.2966, 307.19)

HWB

hwb(279.4, 3.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5eff0a

Analogous

#310aff

#ab0aff

#ff0ad9

Triadic

#ab0aff

#ffab0a

#0affab

Split-complementary

#ab0aff

#d9ff0a

#0aff31

Tetradic

#ab0aff

#ff0a5e

#5eff0a

#0affab

Square

#ab0aff

#ff310a

#5eff0a

#0ad9ff

Shades

Color #ab0aff mixed toward black.

#9100dd

#7400b1

#570085

#3a0058

#1d002c

Tints

Color #ab0aff mixed toward white.

#b933ff

#c75cff

#d585ff

#e3adff

#f1d6ff

Tones

Color #ab0aff mixed toward gray.

#a51feb

#9e33d6

#9847c2

#915cad

#8b7099

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.22:1

White text reads better on this background (4.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8483e2 · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#8a92da · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#a7c7c0 · ΔE 42

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 32.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab0aff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab0aff]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ab0aff (#ab0aff) is rgb(171, 10, 255) in RGB.

No, #ab0aff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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