#ab47eb

Color #ab47eb

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 9.41 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ab47eb

RGB

rgb(171, 71, 235)

HSL

hsl(276.6, 80.4%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.6, 69.8%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 69.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(50.88, 66.81, -65.53)

LCH

lch(50.88, 93.58, 315.55)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.2383, 308.8)

HWB

hwb(276.6, 27.8%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87eb47

Analogous

#5947eb

#ab47eb

#eb47d9

Triadic

#ab47eb

#ebab47

#47ebab

Split-complementary

#ab47eb

#d9eb47

#47eb59

Tetradic

#ab47eb

#eb4787

#87eb47

#47ebab

Square

#ab47eb

#eb5947

#87eb47

#47d9eb

Shades

Color #ab47eb mixed toward black.

#9619e6

#7814b8

#5a0f8a

#3c0a5c

#1e052e

Tints

Color #ab47eb mixed toward white.

#b966ee

#c784f2

#d5a3f5

#e3c2f8

#f1e0fc

Tones

Color #ab47eb mixed toward gray.

#a855dd

#a562d0

#a270c2

#9f7eb4

#9c8ba7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8ad2 · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#9096cb · ΔE 22.7

Tritanopia

#a8bbb6 · ΔE 36

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 30.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab47eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab47eb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ab47eb (#ab47eb) is rgb(171, 71, 235) in RGB.

No, #ab47eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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