#ab72b8

Color #ab72b8

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.27 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ab72b8

RGB

rgb(171, 114, 184)

HSL

hsl(288.9, 33%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.9, 38%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 38%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(56.24, 34.49, -28.02)

LCH

lch(56.24, 44.44, 320.91)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.1195, 320.02)

HWB

hwb(288.9, 44.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7fb872

Analogous

#8872b8

#ab72b8

#b872a2

Triadic

#ab72b8

#b8ab72

#72b8ab

Split-complementary

#ab72b8

#a2b872

#72b888

Tetradic

#ab72b8

#b8727f

#7fb872

#72b8ab

Square

#ab72b8

#b88872

#7fb872

#72a2b8

Shades

Color #ab72b8 mixed toward black.

#9653a5

#784384

#5a3263

#3c2142

#1e1121

Tints

Color #ab72b8 mixed toward white.

#b989c4

#c7a1d0

#d5b8db

#e3d0e7

#f1e7f3

Tones

Color #ab72b8 mixed toward gray.

#a778b2

#a47eac

#a083a6

#9c89a1

#998f9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9695aa · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#999da7 · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#a99f9c · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 23.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ab72b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab72b8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#ab72b8 (#ab72b8) is rgb(171, 114, 184) in RGB.

No, #ab72b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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