#ab6ebe

Color #ab6ebe

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.7 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ab6ebe

RGB

rgb(171, 110, 190)

HSL

hsl(285.7, 38.1%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.7, 42.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 42.1%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(55.61, 37.94, -32.44)

LCH

lch(55.61, 49.92, 319.47)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.1332, 317.86)

HWB

hwb(285.7, 43.1%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81be6e

Analogous

#836ebe

#ab6ebe

#be6ea9

Triadic

#ab6ebe

#beab6e

#6ebeab

Split-complementary

#ab6ebe

#a9be6e

#6ebe83

Tetradic

#ab6ebe

#be6e81

#81be6e

#6ebeab

Square

#ab6ebe

#be836e

#81be6e

#6ea9be

Shades

Color #ab6ebe mixed toward black.

#964dad

#783e8a

#5a2e68

#3c1f45

#1e0f23

Tints

Color #ab6ebe mixed toward white.

#b986c9

#c79ed4

#d5b6de

#e3cfe9

#f1e7f4

Tones

Color #ab6ebe mixed toward gray.

#a775b7

#a47bb1

#a082aa

#9d89a3

#998f9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9594af · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#989cab · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#a9a29f · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 24.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab6ebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab6ebe]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#ab6ebe (#ab6ebe) is rgb(171, 110, 190) in RGB.

No, #ab6ebe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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