#ab8aa1

Color #ab8aa1

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ab8aa1

RGB

rgb(171, 138, 161)

HSL

hsl(318.2, 16.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318.2, 19.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 5.8%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(61.14, 16.47, -7.42)

LCH

lch(61.14, 18.06, 335.75)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.051, 337.41)

HWB

hwb(318.2, 54.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aab94

Analogous

#a58aab

#ab8aa1

#ab8a91

Triadic

#ab8aa1

#a1ab8a

#8aa1ab

Split-complementary

#ab8aa1

#91ab8a

#8aaba5

Tetradic

#ab8aa1

#ab948a

#8aab94

#8aa1ab

Square

#ab8aa1

#aba58a

#8aab94

#8a91ab

Shades

Color #ab8aa1 mixed toward black.

#956c89

#78566e

#5a4152

#3c2b37

#1e161b

Tints

Color #ab8aa1 mixed toward white.

#b99eb1

#c7b1c0

#d5c5d0

#e3d8e0

#f1ecef

Tones

Color #ab8aa1 mixed toward gray.

#a88da0

#a6909f

#a3929e

#a0959d

#9d989c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e9c · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#a0a29b · ΔE 22.4

Tritanopia

#aa9897 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab8aa1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab8aa1]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#ab8aa1 (#ab8aa1) is rgb(171, 138, 161) in RGB.

No, #ab8aa1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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