#ab97bd

Color #ab97bd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#ab97bd

RGB

rgb(171, 151, 189)

HSL

hsl(271.6, 22.4%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.6, 20.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 20.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(65.33, 14.67, -16.94)

LCH

lch(65.33, 22.41, 310.89)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0588, 308.64)

HWB

hwb(271.6, 59.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9bd97

Analogous

#9897bd

#ab97bd

#bd97bc

Triadic

#ab97bd

#bdab97

#97bdab

Split-complementary

#ab97bd

#bcbd97

#97bd98

Tetradic

#ab97bd

#bd97a9

#a9bd97

#97bdab

Square

#ab97bd

#bd9897

#a9bd97

#97bcbd

Shades

Color #ab97bd mixed toward black.

#8f74a7

#73588b

#564268

#392c45

#1d1623

Tints

Color #ab97bd mixed toward white.

#b9a8c8

#c7bad3

#d5cbde

#e3dce9

#f1eef4

Tones

Color #ab97bd mixed toward gray.

#ab9aba

#ab9db7

#aba1b4

#aaa4b0

#aaa7ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b5 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a5b3 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#aaaeac · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab97bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab97bd]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#ab97bd (#ab97bd) is rgb(171, 151, 189) in RGB.

No, #ab97bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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