#ab9bbd

Color #ab9bbd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9bbd

RGB

rgb(171, 155, 189)

HSL

hsl(268.2, 20.5%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.2, 18%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(66.35, 12.42, -15.4)

LCH

lch(66.35, 19.78, 308.89)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0518, 306.36)

HWB

hwb(268.2, 60.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbd9b

Analogous

#9b9cbd

#ab9bbd

#bc9bbd

Triadic

#ab9bbd

#bdab9b

#9bbdab

Split-complementary

#ab9bbd

#bdbc9b

#9cbd9b

Tetradic

#ab9bbd

#bd9bad

#adbd9b

#9bbdab

Square

#ab9bbd

#bd9b9c

#adbd9b

#9bbdbc

Shades

Color #ab9bbd mixed toward black.

#8e79a6

#715b8a

#554468

#392e45

#1c1723

Tints

Color #ab9bbd mixed toward white.

#b9acc8

#c7bcd3

#d5cdde

#e3dee9

#f1eef4

Tones

Color #ab9bbd mixed toward gray.

#ab9eba

#aba1b7

#aca4b5

#aca6b2

#aca9af

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

#a4a4b6 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#a5a6b4 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#aaafae · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9bbd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#ab9bbd (#ab9bbd) is rgb(171, 155, 189) in RGB.

No, #ab9bbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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