#ab6fb9

Color #ab6fb9

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.69 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ab6fb9

RGB

rgb(171, 111, 185)

HSL

hsl(288.6, 34.6%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.6, 40%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 40%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(55.61, 36.36, -29.57)

LCH

lch(55.61, 46.87, 320.88)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.126, 319.86)

HWB

hwb(288.6, 43.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7db96f

Analogous

#866fb9

#ab6fb9

#b96fa2

Triadic

#ab6fb9

#b9ab6f

#6fb9ab

Split-complementary

#ab6fb9

#a2b96f

#6fb986

Tetradic

#ab6fb9

#b96f7d

#7db96f

#6fb9ab

Square

#ab6fb9

#b9866f

#7db96f

#6fa2b9

Shades

Color #ab6fb9 mixed toward black.

#9651a6

#784085

#5a3064

#3c2042

#1e1021

Tints

Color #ab6fb9 mixed toward white.

#b987c5

#c79fd0

#d5b7dc

#e3cfe8

#f1e7f3

Tones

Color #ab6fb9 mixed toward gray.

#a775b3

#a37bad

#9f81a6

#9c88a0

#988e9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9594ab · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#989ca7 · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#a99e9c · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab6fb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab6fb9]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#ab6fb9 (#ab6fb9) is rgb(171, 111, 185) in RGB.

No, #ab6fb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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