#ab8dba

Color #ab8dba

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ab8dba

RGB

rgb(171, 141, 186)

HSL

hsl(280, 24.6%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 24.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 24.2%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(62.72, 19.68, -19.21)

LCH

lch(62.72, 27.5, 315.69)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0729, 314.28)

HWB

hwb(280, 55.3%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cba8d

Analogous

#948dba

#ab8dba

#ba8db2

Triadic

#ab8dba

#baab8d

#8dbaab

Split-complementary

#ab8dba

#b2ba8d

#8dba94

Tetradic

#ab8dba

#ba8d9c

#9cba8d

#8dbaab

Square

#ab8dba

#ba948d

#9cba8d

#8db2ba

Shades

Color #ab8dba mixed toward black.

#926ba5

#765288

#583e66

#3b2944

#1d1522

Tints

Color #ab8dba mixed toward white.

#b9a0c5

#c7b3d1

#d5c6dc

#e3d9e8

#f1ecf3

Tones

Color #ab8dba mixed toward gray.

#aa91b6

#a894b2

#a798af

#a69cab

#a5a0a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fb0 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a3ae · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#aaa8a7 · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab8dba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab8dba]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ab8dba (#ab8dba) is rgb(171, 141, 186) in RGB.

No, #ab8dba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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