#ab97b9

Color #ab97b9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#ab97b9

RGB

rgb(171, 151, 185)

HSL

hsl(275.3, 19.5%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.3, 18.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 18.4%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(65.2, 13.84, -14.9)

LCH

lch(65.2, 20.34, 312.89)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0536, 311.37)

HWB

hwb(275.3, 59.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5b997

Analogous

#9a97b9

#ab97b9

#b997b6

Triadic

#ab97b9

#b9ab97

#97b9ab

Split-complementary

#ab97b9

#b6b997

#97b99a

Tetradic

#ab97b9

#b997a5

#a5b997

#97b9ab

Square

#ab97b9

#b99a97

#a5b997

#97b6b9

Shades

Color #ab97b9 mixed toward black.

#9076a2

#745a86

#574464

#3a2d43

#1d1721

Tints

Color #ab97b9 mixed toward white.

#b9a8c5

#c7bad0

#d5cbdc

#e3dce8

#f1eef3

Tones

Color #ab97b9 mixed toward gray.

#ab9ab6

#aa9db3

#aaa0b1

#a9a2ae

#a9a5ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b2 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a5b0 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#aaabaa · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab97b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab97b9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ab97b9 (#ab97b9) is rgb(171, 151, 185) in RGB.

No, #ab97b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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