#ab9fad

Color #ab9fad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9fad

RGB

rgb(171, 159, 173)

HSL

hsl(291.4, 7.9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.4, 8.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(66.88, 6.97, -5.67)

LCH

lch(66.88, 8.98, 320.87)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0242, 321.38)

HWB

hwb(291.4, 62.4%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1ad9f

Analogous

#a49fad

#ab9fad

#ad9fa8

Triadic

#ab9fad

#adab9f

#9fadab

Split-complementary

#ab9fad

#a8ad9f

#9fada4

Tetradic

#ab9fad

#ad9fa1

#a1ad9f

#9fadab

Square

#ab9fad

#ada49f

#a1ad9f

#9fa8ad

Shades

Color #ab9fad mixed toward black.

#918194

#756677

#584c5a

#3a333c

#1d191e

Tints

Color #ab9fad mixed toward white.

#b9afbb

#c7bfc8

#d5cfd6

#e3dfe4

#f1eff1

Tones

Color #ab9fad mixed toward gray.

#aaa0ac

#a9a1ab

#a9a2aa

#a8a4a8

#a7a5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6aa · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#a7a8a9 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#aaa7a7 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9fad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9fad]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ab9fad (#ab9fad) is rgb(171, 159, 173) in RGB.

No, #ab9fad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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