#ab8ea7

Color #ab8ea7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 15.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ab8ea7

RGB

rgb(171, 142, 167)

HSL

hsl(308.3, 14.7%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.3, 17%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17%, 2.3%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(62.33, 15.34, -9.05)

LCH

lch(62.33, 17.81, 329.46)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0493, 330.73)

HWB

hwb(308.3, 55.7%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8eab92

Analogous

#a18eab

#ab8ea7

#ab8e99

Triadic

#ab8ea7

#a7ab8e

#8ea7ab

Split-complementary

#ab8ea7

#99ab8e

#8eaba1

Tetradic

#ab8ea7

#ab928e

#8eab92

#8ea7ab

Square

#ab8ea7

#aba18e

#8eab92

#8e99ab

Shades

Color #ab8ea7 mixed toward black.

#957090

#785973

#5a4357

#3c2d3a

#1e161d

Tints

Color #ab8ea7 mixed toward white.

#b9a1b6

#c7b4c4

#d5c7d3

#e3d9e2

#f1ecf0

Tones

Color #ab8ea7 mixed toward gray.

#a991a5

#a693a4

#a495a2

#a198a0

#9f9a9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa1 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a3a0 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#aa9d9c · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab8ea7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab8ea7]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ab8ea7 (#ab8ea7) is rgb(171, 142, 167) in RGB.

No, #ab8ea7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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