#ab96b2

Color #ab96b2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ab96b2

RGB

rgb(171, 150, 178)

HSL

hsl(285, 15.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 15.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 15.7%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(64.71, 12.98, -11.7)

LCH

lch(64.71, 17.47, 317.97)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0466, 317.69)

HWB

hwb(285, 58.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9db296

Analogous

#9d96b2

#ab96b2

#b296ab

Triadic

#ab96b2

#b2ab96

#96b2ab

Split-complementary

#ab96b2

#abb296

#96b29d

Tetradic

#ab96b2

#b2969d

#9db296

#96b2ab

Square

#ab96b2

#b29d96

#9db296

#96abb2

Shades

Color #ab96b2 mixed toward black.

#92769b

#765c7e

#58455f

#3b2e3f

#1d1720

Tints

Color #ab96b2 mixed toward white.

#b9a7bf

#c7b9cc

#d5cad8

#e3dce5

#f1edf2

Tones

Color #ab96b2 mixed toward gray.

#aa98b0

#a99bad

#a79dab

#a69fa9

#a5a2a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2ac · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#a4a5aa · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#aaa7a5 · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab96b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab96b2]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#ab96b2 (#ab96b2) is rgb(171, 150, 178) in RGB.

No, #ab96b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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