#ab86c6

Color #ab86c6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.72 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ab86c6

RGB

rgb(171, 134, 198)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 36%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 32.3%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 32.3%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(61.47, 26.2, -27.9)

LCH

lch(61.47, 38.27, 313.2)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.1004, 310.27)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 52.5%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1c686

Analogous

#8b86c6

#ab86c6

#c686c1

Triadic

#ab86c6

#c6ab86

#86c6ab

Split-complementary

#ab86c6

#c1c686

#86c68b

Tetradic

#ab86c6

#c686a1

#a1c686

#86c6ab

Square

#ab86c6

#c68b86

#a1c686

#86c1c6

Shades

Color #ab86c6 mixed toward black.

#9160b4

#754797

#583571

#3a234b

#1d1226

Tints

Color #ab86c6 mixed toward white.

#b99ad0

#c7aed9

#d5c2e3

#e3d7ec

#f1ebf6

Tones

Color #ab86c6 mixed toward gray.

#aa8bc1

#a991bb

#a996b6

#a89bb1

#a7a1ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cb9 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#9ea1b6 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#a9aeab · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 22.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab86c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab86c6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ab86c6 (#ab86c6) is rgb(171, 134, 198) in RGB.

No, #ab86c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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