#ab9fc8

Color #ab9fc8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.01 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9fc8

RGB

rgb(171, 159, 200)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 27.2%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 20.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.5%, 20.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(67.74, 12.53, -19.41)

LCH

lch(67.74, 23.1, 302.84)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.06, 298.27)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 62.4%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc89f

Analogous

#9fa7c8

#ab9fc8

#c09fc8

Triadic

#ab9fc8

#c8ab9f

#9fc8ab

Split-complementary

#ab9fc8

#c8c09f

#a7c89f

Tetradic

#ab9fc8

#c89fbc

#bcc89f

#9fc8ab

Square

#ab9fc8

#c89fa7

#bcc89f

#9fc8c0

Shades

Color #ab9fc8 mixed toward black.

#8a79b2

#6a5798

#504172

#352c4c

#1b1626

Tints

Color #ab9fc8 mixed toward white.

#b9afd1

#c7bfda

#d5cfe4

#e3dfed

#f1eff6

Tones

Color #ab9fc8 mixed toward gray.

#aca2c5

#aea6c1

#afa9be

#b1adba

#b2b0b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6bf · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#a7a8bd · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#aab8b6 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9fc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9fc8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#ab9fc8 (#ab9fc8) is rgb(171, 159, 200) in RGB.

No, #ab9fc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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