#ab88bc

Color #ab88bc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.21 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ab88bc

RGB

rgb(171, 136, 188)

HSL

hsl(280.4, 28%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.4, 27.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 27.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(61.57, 22.93, -22.11)

LCH

lch(61.57, 31.85, 316.04)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0844, 314.47)

HWB

hwb(280.4, 53.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99bc88

Analogous

#9188bc

#ab88bc

#bc88b3

Triadic

#ab88bc

#bcab88

#88bcab

Split-complementary

#ab88bc

#b3bc88

#88bc91

Tetradic

#ab88bc

#bc8899

#99bc88

#88bcab

Square

#ab88bc

#bc9188

#99bc88

#88b3bc

Shades

Color #ab88bc mixed toward black.

#9365a9

#764e8a

#593a68

#3b2745

#1e1323

Tints

Color #ab88bc mixed toward white.

#b99cc7

#c7b0d2

#d5c3dd

#e3d7e9

#f1ebf4

Tones

Color #ab88bc mixed toward gray.

#a98cb8

#a891b3

#a695af

#a599ab

#a39ea6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9db1 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#9fa2ae · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#a9a8a6 · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab88bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab88bc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ab88bc (#ab88bc) is rgb(171, 136, 188) in RGB.

No, #ab88bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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