#ab97fa

Color #ab97fa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.43 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ab97fa

RGB

rgb(171, 151, 250)

HSL

hsl(252.1, 90.8%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.1, 39.6%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.6%, 39.6%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(67.79, 28.84, -46.86)

LCH

lch(67.79, 55.02, 301.61)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.1413, 291.81)

HWB

hwb(252.1, 59.2%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6fa97

Analogous

#97b4fa

#ab97fa

#dc97fa

Triadic

#ab97fa

#faab97

#97faab

Split-complementary

#ab97fa

#fadc97

#b4fa97

Tetradic

#ab97fa

#fa97e6

#e6fa97

#97faab

Square

#ab97fa

#fa97b4

#e6fa97

#97fadc

Shades

Color #ab97fa mixed toward black.

#7757f7

#4417f4

#2e09bf

#1f067f

#0f0340

Tints

Color #ab97fa mixed toward white.

#b9a8fb

#c7bafc

#d5cbfc

#e3dcfd

#f1eefe

Tones

Color #ab97fa mixed toward gray.

#b09ff2

#b5a7e9

#bab0e1

#bfb8d9

#c4c0d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3e7 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#a4a5e2 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#aad7d3 · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 24.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab97fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab97fa]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#ab97fa (#ab97fa) is rgb(171, 151, 250) in RGB.

No, #ab97fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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