#ab91bb

Color #ab91bb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ab91bb

RGB

rgb(171, 145, 187)

HSL

hsl(277.1, 23.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.1, 22.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 22.5%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.75, 17.63, -18.21)

LCH

lch(63.75, 25.35, 314.07)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0669, 312.39)

HWB

hwb(277.1, 56.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1bb91

Analogous

#9691bb

#ab91bb

#bb91b6

Triadic

#ab91bb

#bbab91

#91bbab

Split-complementary

#ab91bb

#b6bb91

#91bb96

Tetradic

#ab91bb

#bb91a1

#a1bb91

#91bbab

Square

#ab91bb

#bb9691

#a1bb91

#91b6bb

Shades

Color #ab91bb mixed toward black.

#916fa6

#755589

#583f67

#3a2a44

#1d1522

Tints

Color #ab91bb mixed toward white.

#b9a3c6

#c7b6d2

#d5c8dd

#e3dae8

#f1edf4

Tones

Color #ab91bb mixed toward gray.

#aa95b8

#a998b4

#a89cb1

#a89fad

#a7a3aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b2 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#a2a4b0 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#aaaaa9 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 18.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab91bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab91bb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ab91bb (#ab91bb) is rgb(171, 145, 187) in RGB.

No, #ab91bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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