#ab8cab

Color #ab8cab

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 18.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ab8cab

RGB

rgb(171, 140, 171)

HSL

hsl(300, 15.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 18.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(61.96, 17.23, -11.88)

LCH

lch(61.96, 20.93, 325.41)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0572, 326.2)

HWB

hwb(300, 54.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cab8c

Analogous

#9c8cab

#ab8cab

#ab8c9c

Triadic

#ab8cab

#abab8c

#8cabab

Split-complementary

#ab8cab

#9cab8c

#8cab9c

Tetradic

#ab8cab

#ab8c8c

#8cab8c

#8cabab

Square

#ab8cab

#ab9c8c

#8cab8c

#8c9cab

Shades

Color #ab8cab mixed toward black.

#956e95

#785878

#5a425a

#3c2c3c

#1e161e

Tints

Color #ab8cab mixed toward white.

#b99fb9

#c7b2c7

#d5c6d5

#e3d9e3

#f1ecf1

Tones

Color #ab8cab mixed toward gray.

#a88fa8

#a691a6

#a394a3

#a196a1

#9e999e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9ea4 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#a0a2a2 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#aa9f9d · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 17.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab8cab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab8cab]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#ab8cab (#ab8cab) is rgb(171, 140, 171) in RGB.

No, #ab8cab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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