#ab6dc6

Color #ab6dc6

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.75 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ab6dc6

RGB

rgb(171, 109, 198)

HSL

hsl(281.8, 43.8%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.8, 44.9%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 44.9%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(55.76, 40.17, -36.78)

LCH

lch(55.76, 54.46, 317.52)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.144, 314.94)

HWB

hwb(281.8, 42.7%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88c66d

Analogous

#7f6dc6

#ab6dc6

#c66db4

Triadic

#ab6dc6

#c6ab6d

#6dc6ab

Split-complementary

#ab6dc6

#b4c66d

#6dc67f

Tetradic

#ab6dc6

#c66d88

#88c66d

#6dc6ab

Square

#ab6dc6

#c67f6d

#88c66d

#6db4c6

Shades

Color #ab6dc6 mixed toward black.

#9648b8

#783a93

#5a2b6e

#3c1d4a

#1e0e25

Tints

Color #ab6dc6 mixed toward white.

#b985cf

#c79ed9

#d5b6e2

#e3ceec

#f1e7f5

Tones

Color #ab6dc6 mixed toward gray.

#a874bf

#a57cb7

#a283b0

#9f8ba8

#9c92a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494b6 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#989cb1 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#a9a7a4 · ΔE 29.1

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab6dc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab6dc6]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ab6dc6 (#ab6dc6) is rgb(171, 109, 198) in RGB.

No, #ab6dc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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