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#ab88bc

Color #ab88bc

A muted light purple.

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

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

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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