#ab9fdc

Color #ab9fdc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.83 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9fdc

RGB

rgb(171, 159, 220)

HSL

hsl(251.8, 46.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.8, 27.7%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 27.7%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(68.48, 17.04, -29.34)

LCH

lch(68.48, 33.93, 300.15)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0879, 293.1)

HWB

hwb(251.8, 62.4%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0dc9f

Analogous

#9fb1dc

#ab9fdc

#c99fdc

Triadic

#ab9fdc

#dcab9f

#9fdcab

Split-complementary

#ab9fdc

#dcc99f

#b1dc9f

Tetradic

#ab9fdc

#dc9fd0

#d0dc9f

#9fdcab

Square

#ab9fdc

#dc9fb1

#d0dc9f

#9fdcc9

Shades

Color #ab9fdc mixed toward black.

#8271cb

#5b43b9

#44338b

#2d225d

#17112e

Tints

Color #ab9fdc mixed toward white.

#b9afe2

#c7bfe8

#d5cfee

#e3dff3

#f1eff9

Tones

Color #ab9fdc mixed toward gray.

#aea4d7

#b1a9d2

#b4aecd

#b7b3c8

#bab8c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6cf · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a8cc · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#aac5c2 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9fdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9fdc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#ab9fdc (#ab9fdc) is rgb(171, 159, 220) in RGB.

No, #ab9fdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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