#ab78cf

Color #ab78cf

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.18 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ab78cf

RGB

rgb(171, 120, 207)

HSL

hsl(275.2, 47.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.2, 42%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 42%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(58.6, 36.05, -37.44)

LCH

lch(58.6, 51.97, 313.92)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.1358, 310.1)

HWB

hwb(275.2, 47.1%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ccf78

Analogous

#8078cf

#ab78cf

#cf78c7

Triadic

#ab78cf

#cfab78

#78cfab

Split-complementary

#ab78cf

#c7cf78

#78cf80

Tetradic

#ab78cf

#cf789c

#9ccf78

#78cfab

Square

#ab78cf

#cf8078

#9ccf78

#78c7cf

Shades

Color #ab78cf mixed toward black.

#9250c1

#7639a1

#582b79

#3b1d50

#1d0e28

Tints

Color #ab78cf mixed toward white.

#b98ed7

#c7a5df

#d5bbe7

#e3d2ef

#f1e8f7

Tones

Color #ab78cf mixed toward gray.

#aa7fc8

#a886c0

#a78eb9

#a695b2

#a59cab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9897bf · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#9a9eba · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#a9b0ad · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab78cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab78cf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ab78cf (#ab78cf) is rgb(171, 120, 207) in RGB.

No, #ab78cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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