#ab99cb

Color #ab99cb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.5 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ab99cb

RGB

rgb(171, 153, 203)

HSL

hsl(261.6, 32.5%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.6, 24.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 24.6%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(66.33, 16.56, -23.23)

LCH

lch(66.33, 28.53, 305.48)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0741, 301.03)

HWB

hwb(261.6, 60%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9cb99

Analogous

#99a0cb

#ab99cb

#c499cb

Triadic

#ab99cb

#cbab99

#99cbab

Split-complementary

#ab99cb

#cbc499

#a0cb99

Tetradic

#ab99cb

#cb99b9

#b9cb99

#99cbab

Square

#ab99cb

#cb99a0

#b9cb99

#99cbc4

Shades

Color #ab99cb mixed toward black.

#8b72b7

#6c509d

#513c76

#36284f

#1b1427

Tints

Color #ab99cb mixed toward white.

#b9aad4

#c7bbdc

#d5cce5

#e3ddee

#f1eef6

Tones

Color #ab99cb mixed toward gray.

#ac9dc7

#ada1c3

#aea5bf

#b0aaba

#b1aeb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a3c0 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a6be · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#aab8b5 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab99cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab99cb]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#ab99cb (#ab99cb) is rgb(171, 153, 203) in RGB.

No, #ab99cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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