#ab9fab

Color #ab9fab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9fab

RGB

rgb(171, 159, 171)

HSL

hsl(300, 6.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(66.82, 6.59, -4.64)

LCH

lch(66.82, 8.06, 324.85)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0219, 325.8)

HWB

hwb(300, 62.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fab9f

Analogous

#a59fab

#ab9fab

#ab9fa5

Triadic

#ab9fab

#abab9f

#9fabab

Split-complementary

#ab9fab

#a5ab9f

#9faba5

Tetradic

#ab9fab

#ab9f9f

#9fab9f

#9fabab

Square

#ab9fab

#aba59f

#9fab9f

#9fa5ab

Shades

Color #ab9fab mixed toward black.

#918291

#756775

#584d58

#3b333b

#1d1a1d

Tints

Color #ab9fab mixed toward white.

#b9afb9

#c7bfc7

#d5cfd5

#e3dfe3

#f1eff1

Tones

Color #ab9fab mixed toward gray.

#aaa0aa

#a9a1a9

#a8a2a8

#a7a3a7

#a6a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a8 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#a7a8a8 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#aaa6a5 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9fab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9fab]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#ab9fab (#ab9fab) is rgb(171, 159, 171) in RGB.

No, #ab9fab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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