#ab8aa9

Color #ab8aa9

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 18.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ab8aa9

RGB

rgb(171, 138, 169)

HSL

hsl(303.6, 16.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.6, 19.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 1.2%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(61.39, 17.98, -11.59)

LCH

lch(61.39, 21.39, 327.19)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0588, 328.2)

HWB

hwb(303.6, 54.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aab8c

Analogous

#9d8aab

#ab8aa9

#ab8a99

Triadic

#ab8aa9

#a9ab8a

#8aa9ab

Split-complementary

#ab8aa9

#99ab8a

#8aab9d

Tetradic

#ab8aa9

#ab8c8a

#8aab8c

#8aa9ab

Square

#ab8aa9

#ab9d8a

#8aab8c

#8a99ab

Shades

Color #ab8aa9 mixed toward black.

#956c93

#785676

#5a4158

#3c2b3b

#1e161d

Tints

Color #ab8aa9 mixed toward white.

#b99eb7

#c7b1c6

#d5c5d4

#e3d8e2

#f1ecf1

Tones

Color #ab8aa9 mixed toward gray.

#a88da7

#a690a4

#a392a2

#a0959f

#9d989d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea2 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#a0a2a1 · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#aa9d9b · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab8aa9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab8aa9]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ab8aa9 (#ab8aa9) is rgb(171, 138, 169) in RGB.

No, #ab8aa9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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