#ab9abc

Color #ab9abc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9abc

RGB

rgb(171, 154, 188)

HSL

hsl(270, 20.2%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 18.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 18.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(66.06, 12.77, -15.28)

LCH

lch(66.06, 19.91, 309.89)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0522, 307.68)

HWB

hwb(270, 60.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abbc9a

Analogous

#9a9abc

#ab9abc

#bc9abc

Triadic

#ab9abc

#bcab9a

#9abcab

Split-complementary

#ab9abc

#bcbc9a

#9abc9a

Tetradic

#ab9abc

#bc9aab

#abbc9a

#9abcab

Square

#ab9abc

#bc9a9a

#abbc9a

#9abcbc

Shades

Color #ab9abc mixed toward black.

#8f78a5

#725b89

#564467

#392e45

#1d1722

Tints

Color #ab9abc mixed toward white.

#b9abc7

#c7bcd2

#d5cdde

#e3dde9

#f1eef4

Tones

Color #ab9abc mixed toward gray.

#ab9db9

#aba0b6

#aba3b4

#aba5b1

#aba8ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b5 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a6b3 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#aaaead · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 15.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9abc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9abc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#ab9abc (#ab9abc) is rgb(171, 154, 188) in RGB.

No, #ab9abc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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