#ab97ec

Color #ab97ec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.18 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ab97ec

RGB

rgb(171, 151, 236)

HSL

hsl(254.1, 69.1%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.1, 36%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 36%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(67.16, 25.37, -40.18)

LCH

lch(67.16, 47.52, 302.27)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.1224, 293.95)

HWB

hwb(254.1, 59.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8ec97

Analogous

#97aeec

#ab97ec

#d697ec

Triadic

#ab97ec

#ecab97

#97ecab

Split-complementary

#ab97ec

#ecd697

#aeec97

Tetradic

#ab97ec

#ec97d8

#d8ec97

#97ecab

Square

#ab97ec

#ec97ae

#d8ec97

#97ecd6

Shades

Color #ab97ec mixed toward black.

#7f61e2

#532ad8

#3d1ea4

#29146d

#140a37

Tints

Color #ab97ec mixed toward white.

#b9a8ef

#c7baf2

#d5cbf6

#e3dcf9

#f1eefc

Tones

Color #ab97ec mixed toward gray.

#af9ee5

#b3a5de

#b6acd7

#bab3d0

#bebac9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3db · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a5d7 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#aacdca · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 23.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab97ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab97ec]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#ab97ec (#ab97ec) is rgb(171, 151, 236) in RGB.

No, #ab97ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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