#ab33ab

Color #ab33ab

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 11.61 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#ab33ab

RGB

rgb(171, 51, 171)

HSL

hsl(300, 54.1%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 70.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(44.19, 62.33, -39.33)

LCH

lch(44.19, 73.7, 327.75)

OKLCH

oklch(54.6%, 0.2051, 327.93)

HWB

hwb(300, 20%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#33ab33

Analogous

#6f33ab

#ab33ab

#ab336f

Triadic

#ab33ab

#abab33

#33abab

Split-complementary

#ab33ab

#6fab33

#33ab6f

Tetradic

#ab33ab

#ab3333

#33ab33

#33abab

Square

#ab33ab

#ab6f33

#33ab33

#336fab

Shades

Color #ab33ab mixed toward black.

#8e2a8e

#722272

#551955

#391139

#1c081c

Tints

Color #ab33ab mixed toward white.

#c846c8

#d36bd3

#de90de

#e9b5e9

#f4daf4

Tones

Color #ab33ab mixed toward gray.

#a13da1

#974797

#8d518d

#835b83

#796579

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.79:1

White text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888799 · ΔE 26.6

Deuteranopia

#8d9494 · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#a78884 · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 27.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab33ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab33ab]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#ab33ab (#ab33ab) is rgb(171, 51, 171) in RGB.

No, #ab33ab is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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