#ab81bb

Color #ab81bb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.9 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ab81bb

RGB

rgb(171, 129, 187)

HSL

hsl(283.4, 29.9%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.4, 31%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 31%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(59.84, 26.68, -24.18)

LCH

lch(59.84, 36.01, 317.81)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0958, 316.48)

HWB

hwb(283.4, 50.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91bb81

Analogous

#8e81bb

#ab81bb

#bb81ae

Triadic

#ab81bb

#bbab81

#81bbab

Split-complementary

#ab81bb

#aebb81

#81bb8e

Tetradic

#ab81bb

#bb8191

#91bb81

#81bbab

Square

#ab81bb

#bb8e81

#91bb81

#81aebb

Shades

Color #ab81bb mixed toward black.

#945fa9

#774a89

#5a3767

#3c2544

#1e1222

Tints

Color #ab81bb mixed toward white.

#b996c6

#c7abd2

#d5c0dd

#e3d5e8

#f1eaf4

Tones

Color #ab81bb mixed toward gray.

#a986b6

#a78bb1

#a590ad

#a294a8

#a099a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9aaf · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#9da0ac · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#a9a5a3 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab81bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab81bb]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ab81bb (#ab81bb) is rgb(171, 129, 187) in RGB.

No, #ab81bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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