#ab79ca

Color #ab79ca

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.08 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ab79ca

RGB

rgb(171, 121, 202)

HSL

hsl(277, 43.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277, 40.1%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 40.1%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(58.6, 34.39, -34.61)

LCH

lch(58.6, 48.79, 314.82)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.128, 311.61)

HWB

hwb(277, 47.5%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98ca79

Analogous

#8279ca

#ab79ca

#ca79c0

Triadic

#ab79ca

#caab79

#79caab

Split-complementary

#ab79ca

#c0ca79

#79ca82

Tetradic

#ab79ca

#ca7998

#98ca79

#79caab

Square

#ab79ca

#ca8279

#98ca79

#79c0ca

Shades

Color #ab79ca mixed toward black.

#9352bb

#763d9a

#592e74

#3b1f4d

#1e0f27

Tints

Color #ab79ca mixed toward white.

#b98fd3

#c7a6dc

#d5bce4

#e3d2ed

#f1e9f6

Tones

Color #ab79ca mixed toward gray.

#a980c3

#a886bc

#a68db6

#a594af

#a39ba8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898ba · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#9b9eb7 · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#a9adaa · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab79ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab79ca]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ab79ca (#ab79ca) is rgb(171, 121, 202) in RGB.

No, #ab79ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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