#ab5ea6

Color #ab5ea6

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 19.88 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ab5ea6

RGB

rgb(171, 94, 166)

HSL

hsl(303.9, 31.4%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.9, 45%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45%, 2.9%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(51.17, 41.88, -25.44)

LCH

lch(51.17, 49, 328.72)

OKLCH

oklch(59.6%, 0.1367, 329.53)

HWB

hwb(303.9, 36.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5eab63

Analogous

#8a5eab

#ab5ea6

#ab5e80

Triadic

#ab5ea6

#a6ab5e

#5ea6ab

Split-complementary

#ab5ea6

#80ab5e

#5eab8a

Tetradic

#ab5ea6

#ab635e

#5eab63

#5ea6ab

Square

#ab5ea6

#ab8a5e

#5eab63

#5e80ab

Shades

Color #ab5ea6 mixed toward black.

#914c8d

#743d71

#572d54

#3a1e38

#1d0f1c

Tints

Color #ab5ea6 mixed toward white.

#b979b5

#c794c4

#d5afd3

#e3c9e1

#f1e4f0

Tones

Color #ab5ea6 mixed toward gray.

#a565a0

#9e6b9b

#987195

#917890

#8b7e8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#908f98 · ΔE 22.8

Deuteranopia

#949995 · ΔE 27.3

Tritanopia

#a88d8a · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab5ea6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab5ea6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ab5ea6 (#ab5ea6) is rgb(171, 94, 166) in RGB.

No, #ab5ea6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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