#ab44ef

Color #ab44ef

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 10.9 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ab44ef

RGB

rgb(171, 68, 239)

HSL

hsl(276.1, 84.2%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.1, 71.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.5%, 71.5%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(50.72, 68.89, -68.04)

LCH

lch(50.72, 96.83, 315.36)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.2454, 308.15)

HWB

hwb(276.1, 26.7%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88ef44

Analogous

#5544ef

#ab44ef

#ef44de

Triadic

#ab44ef

#efab44

#44efab

Split-complementary

#ab44ef

#deef44

#44ef55

Tetradic

#ab44ef

#ef4488

#88ef44

#44efab

Square

#ab44ef

#ef5544

#88ef44

#44deef

Shades

Color #ab44ef mixed toward black.

#9615eb

#7810bd

#5a0c8d

#3c085e

#1e042f

Tints

Color #ab44ef mixed toward white.

#b963f2

#c782f4

#d5a2f7

#e3c1fa

#f1e0fc

Tones

Color #ab44ef mixed toward gray.

#a852e1

#a561d2

#a26fc4

#9f7db6

#9c8ba8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8ad5 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#8f95cf · ΔE 22.6

Tritanopia

#a8beb8 · ΔE 37.3

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 30.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab44ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab44ef]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ab44ef (#ab44ef) is rgb(171, 68, 239) in RGB.

No, #ab44ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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