#ab9cab

Color #ab9cab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9cab

RGB

rgb(171, 156, 171)

HSL

hsl(300, 8.2%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 8.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(66.04, 8.25, -5.8)

LCH

lch(66.04, 10.08, 324.89)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0274, 325.85)

HWB

hwb(300, 61.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cab9c

Analogous

#a39cab

#ab9cab

#ab9ca3

Triadic

#ab9cab

#abab9c

#9cabab

Split-complementary

#ab9cab

#a3ab9c

#9caba3

Tetradic

#ab9cab

#ab9c9c

#9cab9c

#9cabab

Square

#ab9cab

#aba39c

#9cab9c

#9ca3ab

Shades

Color #ab9cab mixed toward black.

#927e92

#766476

#584b58

#3b323b

#1d191d

Tints

Color #ab9cab mixed toward white.

#b9acb9

#c7bdc7

#d5cdd5

#e3dee3

#f1eef1

Tones

Color #ab9cab mixed toward gray.

#aa9daa

#a89ea8

#a7a0a7

#a6a1a6

#a5a2a5

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

#a5a5a8 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a7a7 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#aaa5a4 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9cab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9cab]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#ab9cab (#ab9cab) is rgb(171, 156, 171) in RGB.

No, #ab9cab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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