#ab97da

Color #ab97da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.38 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ab97da

RGB

rgb(171, 151, 218)

HSL

hsl(257.9, 47.5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.9, 30.7%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 30.7%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(66.41, 21.09, -31.43)

LCH

lch(66.41, 37.85, 303.86)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.098, 297.61)

HWB

hwb(257.9, 59.2%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6da97

Analogous

#97a5da

#ab97da

#cd97da

Triadic

#ab97da

#daab97

#97daab

Split-complementary

#ab97da

#dacd97

#a5da97

Tetradic

#ab97da

#da97c6

#c6da97

#97daab

Square

#ab97da

#da97a5

#c6da97

#97dacd

Shades

Color #ab97da mixed toward black.

#866aca

#6341b6

#4b3088

#32205b

#19102d

Tints

Color #ab97da mixed toward white.

#b9a8e0

#c7bae6

#d5cbed

#e3dcf3

#f1eef9

Tones

Color #ab97da mixed toward gray.

#ad9dd4

#b0a2cf

#b2a8c9

#b4adc4

#b6b3be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3cc · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a5c9 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#aac1be · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab97da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab97da]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#ab97da (#ab97da) is rgb(171, 151, 218) in RGB.

No, #ab97da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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